Research from North Carolina State University reveals that precipitation levels during wild turkey nesting season don’t significantly impact reproductive success, challenging traditional beliefs and complicating…
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The global outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) presents a critical challenge, threatening swine populations, food security, and socio-ecological systems, particularly in vulnerable communities. Urgent…
A potential newborn great white shark has been spotted, marking a rare and significant discovery in shark science. This observation could provide key insights into…
Scientists observed a rare half-male, half-female Green Honeycreeper in Colombia, offering significant insights into avian biology and sex differentiation. Photos of a bilaterally gynandromorphic Green…
Researchers have created a groundbreaking method for polar bear conservation by analyzing DNA from their footprints in the snow. This non-invasive technique, which is also…
Recent research in South Africa’s Greater Kruger National Park has uncovered that local wildlife, including elephants and giraffes, fear humans more than lions (pictured above),…
A study conducted by international organizations investigated the unexplained deaths of 35 African elephants in Zimbabwe and found a potential link to a bacteria associated…
Human hand marked with GlowTrack fluorescent tags. Credit: Salk Institute Salk scientists create GlowTrack to track human and animal behavior with better resolution and more…
Sea otters swim together in the Pacific Ocean. A deadly, newly detected strain of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii is threatening sea otters, and potentially other…
Red junglefowl are the wild ancestors of the chicken, and the two are known to readily admix. In their study, Wu et al. found evidence…
The study found that outdoor cats can bring diseases indoors and threaten wildlife. The next time you let your cat outside for its daily adventure,…
Gorilla. Taken by a wildlife camera. Credit: TEAM – Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network A network of wildlife cameras and 2.3 million photos show…
White-lipped peccaries. Credit: Jose Fragoso A new study documents large-scale white-lipped peccary disappearances and population cycling across their range in Latin America. A collaborative study…
A black bear eats hawthorn berries. Large animals can disperse seeds over great distances, but many large seed dispersers are extinct or in decline. Credit:…
A new study reveals the impact of microplastics on small mammals. More than half of the species investigated had traces of plastic in their excrement,…
Which bird species are super spreaders of avian influenza? New research from Tufts University offers details. A new study from researchers at Tufts University details…
Scientists use AI to analyze images of wildlife for crucial data. Vacation photos of zebras and whales that tourists post on social media may have…
In the yards behind the slaughterhouses—also called abattoirs—of Ethiopia, an ecological shift is unfolding that has echoes of similar crises all over the world. Species…
Carlo Maley is a researcher with the Biodesign Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society at Arizona State University. Maley is also researcher with the Biodesign…
New research shows that the effects of wolves on the recovery of aspen has been exaggerated by how it was measured. It’s an environmental success…