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.
Wolf hunting has prevented livestock loss in a measurable way, but it is by no means a silver bullet, according to an international research team led by the University of Michigan.
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Invertebrates, including insects, are poorly represented on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List. The Red List, the world's most comprehensive information source on global conservation status, ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 20, 2025
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A University of the Sunshine Coast-led study has uncovered evidence that sex reversal is more common in wild birds than previously thought—with potential implications for threatened species.
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Western biologists have developed an innovative way to reconstruct how crickets sing, based on the physical formation of the chirping insects' wings, using measurements from preserved samples and computational modeling.
Plants & Animals
Jul 30, 2025
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Florida's Avon Park bombing range is teeming with life. Over 40 at-risk species occupy this 106,000-acre expanse used by the U.S. Air Force for training exercises.
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At least one of Colorado's collared wolves moved deeper into the northwest corner of the state in July, a new map released by state wildlife officials shows.
Plants & Animals
Jul 25, 2025
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As Australia and the world grapple with global warming and increased bushfire risks, University of South Australia ecologists are turning their attention to the impact of prescribed burning on native animals.
Plants & Animals
Jul 24, 2025
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New research reveals an innovative wildlife forensics method that uses advanced genetic tools and local DNA databases to help authorities solve complex environmental crimes involving multiple species.
Molecular & Computational biology
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Scholars and schoolchildren alike have generally classified animals by the foods they eat: carnivores eat meat; browsers consume flowering plants, conifers and shrubs; and grazers focus on grasses.
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Do you think you know which species are most vulnerable in an ecosystem? A novel analytical method developed by Italian physicists at the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) suggests there's more to discover. In their recent study, ...
Ecology
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