Since 1997, a shrubby perennial found only in East Texas has been on a waiting list to be officially declared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. A ruling on the fate of the ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 23, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—A team of scientists led by a University of Wyoming researcher recently reported that the size of trophy horns and antlers of most species of North American big game has declined slightly over ...

Biology - Ecology

Feb 04, 2013 not rated yet 0

Using DNA detection techniques developed at the University, the team mapped the presence of foxes in Tasmania, predicted their spread and developed a model of their likely distribution as a blueprint for fox eradication, ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Dec 04, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1

Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Museum of Natural History, City University of New York, and other organizations have published the first range-wide genetic analysis of the ...

Biology - Evolution

Oct 19, 2012 4.5 / 5 (4) 0 |

(AP) -- Eight rare Mexican wolf pups have been born at a preserve in the New York City suburbs, a development that could aid the federal program that has reintroduced the endangered species to the wild.

Biology - Ecology

May 08, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As Wisconsin lawmakers debate whether to establish a hunting season for sandhill cranes, they may want to consider more than just the sheer number of birds, suggests a University of Wisconsin-Madison ...

Biology - Ecology

Feb 09, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

A team of researchers from the Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) have developed an interactive global map of corals and zooxanthellae as part of a hybrid web application titled GeoSymbio. This application provides global-scale biological and ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Oct 26, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

Small furry mammals partial to a daily dose of hibernation in winter are probably extending their lifespan at the same time, according to a study published Wednesday.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 14, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 0

A genetic study of the world's largest sheep species has revealed that the big-horned animals travel extensively across the moutainous borders of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and China according to Wildlife Conservation ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jul 22, 2011 4 / 5 (1) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Three weeks ago, when U.S. Forest Service biologists thought they had found a supposedly extinct fox in the mountains of central California, they turned to UC Davis for confirmation.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 03, 2010 4.6 / 5 (10) 3 |

A wolverine first photographed by a remote-controlled camera on the Tahoe National Forest in February 2008 is most closely related to Rocky Mountain populations, according to a team of 10 federal, state and university scientists.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 29, 2009 4.3 / 5 (3) 1