Wildlife, within scientific and conservation topics, refers collectively to non-domesticated organisms—primarily vertebrates and higher invertebrates—occurring in natural or semi-natural ecosystems and studied as components of biodiversity, ecological interactions, and population dynamics. Research on wildlife focuses on habitat use, trophic relationships, demography, movement ecology, disease ecology, and responses to anthropogenic pressures such as habitat fragmentation, climate change, exploitation, and invasive species. The topic integrates methods from field ecology, remote sensing, population genetics, and quantitative modeling to inform management, conservation planning, and policy frameworks aimed at maintaining viable populations and ecosystem functionality across spatial and temporal scales.
When the next pandemic threat looms, help may come from an unexpected source: wild animals. In a new study led by Prof. Ran Nathan from the Movement Ecology Lab at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, researchers propose a ...
Ecology
Sep 15, 2025
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Fifteen pine martens were relocated from Scotland to Dartmoor, Devon, late last year in the first phase of a reintroduction to south-west England. This autumn, more of these domestic cat-sized mammals will be released into ...
Ecology
Sep 10, 2025
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How do you build 1.5 million new homes in five years without destroying nature? Housing is unaffordable for most people, so the UK government plans to build as many homes as possible, as soon as possible. Assuming this brings ...
Environment
Sep 8, 2025
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For wildlife, not all trees are equal. Large old trees have many horizontal and dead limbs for perching, and many fissures or hollows for sheltering. By contrast, younger trees have far fewer such features or lack them entirely. ...
Ecology
Sep 8, 2025
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A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that insect populations are rapidly declining even in relatively undisturbed landscapes, raising concerns about the health of ecosystems that depend on ...
Ecology
Sep 6, 2025
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The wildflowers of Britain include all manner of treasures—yet many people are only aware of a few, such as bluebells and foxgloves. A lot of its other flora are rare because of Britain's location at the northern, western ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 4, 2025
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A badly burned tortoise that survived a Greek wildfire wriggles in an Athens animal clinic despite lots of painkillers, one of the latest victims of climate change that is playing havoc with the country's wildlife.
Ecology
Sep 3, 2025
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Humans have caused wild animals to shrink and domestic animals to grow, according to a new study out of the University of Montpellier in southern France. Researchers studied tens of thousands of animal bones from Mediterranean ...
North Korea is notorious for its illicit trade in weapons and narcotics. But a new investigation that I conducted with colleagues in the UK and Norway reveals a new concern: the illegal trade in wildlife, including species ...
Ecology
Sep 2, 2025
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In Australia, there are some 5 million pet cats, and several million feral cats that live outdoors and away from human care, with devastating consequences for native wildlife.
Veterinary medicine
Sep 2, 2025
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