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Ecology Sep 26, 2024

Maps shows where Colorado's eight known free-roaming wolves wandered in September

The eight known wolves still roaming Colorado's mountains stayed in the state's north-central ranges in September, a monthly tracking map released Wednesday shows.

Plants & Animals Sep 26, 2024

Mysterious orca group near Chile tracked down, revealing newly discovered hunting skills

Off the coast of Chile, in waters filled with krill and anchovy by the Humboldt Current system, live an elusive and little-known population of orcas. Thanks to citizen science and years of dedicated surveillance, a team of ...

Ecology Sep 25, 2024

Lack of food, not money, drives poaching in East African national parks

National parks in East Africa protect endangered wildlife but sometimes do not support local human populations, according to Edwin Sabuhoro, assistant professor of recreation, park, and tourism management at Penn State. New ...

Plants & Animals Sep 17, 2024

The power of one: Study finds solitary carnivores outkill group hunters

Earth's majestic "apex predators" are some of the most prolific hunters in the world. But which ones kill the most?

Ecology Sep 9, 2024

If Colorado voters ban mountain lion hunting, would the feline's population explode or stabilize on its own?

For decades, licensed hunters have killed hundreds of Colorado mountain lions every year to control the state's population of the elusive feline.

Ecology Aug 29, 2024

One of Colorado's reintroduced wolves wandered into Rocky Mountain National Park

One of Colorado's reintroduced wolves wandered into Rocky Mountain National Park this month, marking the first time one has been present in the park since the state released wolves in December.

Ecology Aug 28, 2024

Colorado's new wolf pack—including pups—to be captured and relocated after attacks on livestock

Colorado wildlife officials are relocating two reintroduced wolves and their pups after a series of livestock depredations—a setback for the historic and controversial reintroduction program launched late last year.

Plants & Animals Aug 26, 2024

Where the UK's wasps have gone and why they need your help

I get twitchy about taking holidays at the end of August, because it's the only time of year when people (and the media) in the UK seem to want to talk about wasps and I have spent my career trying to change people's minds ...

Plants & Animals Aug 21, 2024

Sharks are taking a bite out of anglers' catch in the Gulf of Mexico, but culling isn't likely to help

Fishermen across the Gulf of Mexico are reporting that something is eating fish off their lines. What's to blame? Many recreational anglers point a finger at sharks.

Evolution Aug 13, 2024

Scientists discover antlions' venom changed to adapt to their ecological niche

In a new study published in Communications Biology, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the University of Giessen show that the adaptation of antlions to their ecological niche has also changed ...

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