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Ecology Feb 3, 2024

Hungry sea otters are helping save California's marshlands from erosion

The return of sea otters and their voracious appetites has helped rescue a section of California marshland, a new study shows.

Plants & Animals Feb 2, 2024

Alpine ibex becoming more nocturnal as temperatures rise

A team of biologists and veterinary scientists from the University of Sassari, Parc Naziunal Svizzer, Gran Paradiso National Park, and the University of Ferrara reports that Alpine ibex have been altering their grazing habits ...

Ecology Feb 1, 2024

Warm weather forces park officials to suspend Isle Royale wolf count for first time in decades

A stretch of unusually warm weather has forced federal officials to suspend researchers' annual wolf-moose count in Isle Royale National Park for the first time in more than six decades.

Plants & Animals Jan 25, 2024

Here's where Colorado's new wolves have roamed over the last month

The 10 wolves released in Colorado last month and two wolves from a pack that migrated here from Wyoming have remained in the central and northern mountains, according to a map showing the general locations of the animals ...

Plants & Animals Jan 22, 2024

Do wolves make deer hunting over bait harder?

Whether or not wolves might affect hunting with bait has been a long-standing question—a recreational tradition that is controversial inside and outside the hunting community. While baiting increases the opportunity for a ...

Ecology Jan 22, 2024

Wolves and elk are (mostly) welcome back in Poland and Germany's Oder Delta region, survey shows

An online survey conducted in Germany and Poland shows that large parts of the participants support the return of large carnivores and herbivores, such as wolves and elk, to the Oder Delta region, according to a study published ...

Plants & Animals Jan 22, 2024

Colorado secures next wolf supply source from tribes in another Pacific Northwest state

Native American tribes in eastern Washington will supply up to 15 wolves to Colorado next winter under a new agreement that marks a major step forward for the state's reintroduction efforts.

Plants & Animals Jan 18, 2024

Commentary: Can the Sierra Nevada bighorn dodge extinction? It may mean reining in another wild animal

The high peaks of the southern and central Sierra Nevada are home to a unique and endangered animal, the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep. John Muir called them "the bravest of all the Sierra mountaineers," and indeed they have ...

Evolution Jan 17, 2024

Meta-analysis seeks to explain why dogs wag their tails

A team of biologists, life scientists and animal researchers affiliated with several institutions across Europe and one in the U.S., has conducted a meta-analysis of dog tail wagging to find out if the combined efforts of ...

Plants & Animals Jan 14, 2024

Colorado's new wolves are alive and well, but state officials face transparency concerns about releases

The 10 wolves set loose in Colorado in December 2023 as part of a historic state-led reintroduction are doing well, but the humans charged with orchestrating the multi-year effort addressed concerns this week about a lack ...

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