Conservation & Endangered

6+ hour, 51+ min ago   (49+ words) Researchers have turned a fragile vaquita skeleton into freely accessible 3D models, preserving detailed anatomy as the porpoise nears extinction....

3+ hour, 46+ min ago   (873+ words) Violent coyote encounters across the Greater Toronto Area have left some residents on edge and sparked debate among wildlife experts on municipalities’ responses to aggressive animals. Increased coyote sightings and a string of attacks on children in the Toronto area…...

7+ hour, 53+ min ago   (1342+ words) The rut is on in Yellowstone National Park, which means “the King of Mammoth” has returned for another year of bugling and bucking at passing vehicles. That “king” is Elk 24, a bull elk that’s held court at Mammoth Hot Springs…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1723+ words) For decades, coyotes have been our increasingly visible “neighbors” throughout Los Angeles County. And, what was once an underground society, has now solidified itself as a community of wild residents inhabiting Southern California communities. Coyotes have called dens around the…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (765+ words) Over 100 years ago, sea otters disappeared from Oregon as a result of the fur trade. Now, a group of conservation organizations has launched research with the goal of eventually bringing sea otters back to the state. The Seattle Aquarium, Oregon…...

9+ hour, 13+ min ago   (304+ words) A rare two-headed turtle has been discovered on Cape Cod and has been taken into a sanctuary to be monitored. Cape Wildlife Center in Massachusetts has handled a wide range of unusual animal cases, including a screech owl found in…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (14+ words) Photos taken by Rolf Nessing of Vogelzug Reisen on Socotra Island in February 2020...

12+ hour, 8+ min ago   (1411+ words) From left to right: Brett Furnas, a senior environmental scientist supervisor with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife; Bill Miller, a California State Parks environmental scientist; Grace Bottomley, an undergraduate lab intern at UC Davis; lab assistant Emily Dang…...

12+ hour, 9+ min ago   (37+ words) We are drowning in stories and starving for meaning. Here is what happens to a species that forgets how to tend its myths. We like to …...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1005+ words) Sep. 18—The first group of deer Matt Brinkman saw Tuesday evening was a trio of whitetail does, just off the road in the hills outside of Colbert. Brinkman, an assistant district biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife,…...