A plan to use helicopter-mounted sharpshooters to kill nearly 2,000 invasive mule deer roaming the mountains of Santa Catalina Island has ignited a storm of protest among residents of the popular resort destination and prompted ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 2, 2023
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We know feral cats are an enormous problem for wildlife—across Australia, feral cats collectively kill more than three billion animals per year.
Ecology
May 14, 2020
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The San Juan River, a major tributary of the Colorado River located in the "Four Corners" region of the southwestern United States, is home to two native fish species—the Colorado pikeminnow and the Razorback sucker. Both ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 9, 2023
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Retired union organizer Anna Burger lives by a busy road just a minute's walk from a metro station in the US capital Washington, but every morning she wakes up to a birdsong symphony.
Ecology
Aug 4, 2019
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A cat-eating lizard native to Africa is being targeted by Florida state wildlife officials who say the creatures, known as Nile monitors, could be dangerous to pets and people.
Ecology
Apr 11, 2015
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An invasive species of carnivorous tree frogs that feed on native wildlife are now breeding in Georgia, a sign that the amphibians have gained a stronger foothold in the state, biologists say.
Plants & Animals
Jan 5, 2024
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Most Americans know mussels as thumb-sized shellfish that occasionally adorn restaurant dinner plates.
Ecology
Nov 29, 2019
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University of Florida researchers curating a 17-foot-7-inch Burmese python, the largest found in Florida, discovered 87 eggs in the snake, also a state record.
Ecology
Aug 13, 2012
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The United States announced Tuesday it is banning the import of Burmese pythons and three other species of giant constrictor snakes due to the danger they pose to local wildlife.
Ecology
Jan 17, 2012
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The world is facing unprecedented levels of drought.
Environment
Jul 19, 2021
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