Wildlife biology is a scientific discipline within the biological sciences that focuses on the study of free-ranging vertebrate and invertebrate species, their populations, and their interactions with biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems. It integrates principles from ecology, evolution, physiology, genetics, and behavior to quantify population dynamics, demographic parameters, habitat selection, and species’ responses to environmental change. Wildlife biologists use field surveys, remote sensing, telemetry, experimental studies, and statistical modeling to assess abundance, distribution, viability, and community structure, often informing evidence-based conservation, management strategies, and policy for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem function.
As a young wildlife biologist, Adam Mortensen has worked in the mountains of New Mexico, the high desert of northern California and the wilderness of Isle Royale, where he lived out of a tent and backpacked daily to study ...
Plants & Animals
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has recognized Charles Darwin University-led research into Earth's oldest animals with the adoption of the "Longevity Conservation" global policy principle.
Plants & Animals
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A recent study shows that bats require diverse rock habitats for overwintering. New insights into inter-species differences in overwintering, and the importance of overwintering sites at various stages of hibernation, support ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2025
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Even within a single species, animals don't all respond in the same way to environmental changes. A new study of reed frogs in East Africa reveals that understanding these differences could be key to protecting wildlife.
Evolution
Oct 23, 2025
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Above Missouri's wetlands, a drone quietly hums above flocks of migratory water birds, its camera capturing the ripples of movement below. With this technology, University of Missouri researchers are redefining how wildlife ...
Ecology
Oct 22, 2025
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Deep in Guatemala's Maya rainforest, a team led by Washington State University researchers captured more than just photos of jaguars, tapirs and ocelots. They also captured a rare success story: a way for humans and wildlife ...
Ecology
Oct 14, 2025
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Most environmental scientists believe that chemical pollution can and is negatively affecting people and wildlife, according to my team's recent survey.
Environment
Oct 10, 2025
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Researchers have developed new software for exploring and communicating animal movements in the wild.
Ecology
Oct 7, 2025
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Fear of the fabled "big bad wolf" has dominated the public perception of wolves for millennia and strongly influences current debates concerning human-wildlife conflict. Humans both fear wolves and, perhaps more importantly, ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 2, 2025
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Recent studies led by an international consortium of researchers, including scientists from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and the Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, unveil promising ...
Ecology
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