Wild Animals News
June 2, 2024
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May 30, 2024 — Trout living in rivers polluted by metal from old mines across the British Isles are genetically 'isolated' from other trout, new research ...
May 29, 2024 — Antibiotics prevent snails from forming new memories by disrupting their gut microbiome -- the community of beneficial bacteria found in their ...
May 28, 2024 — Why do primates have big brains? In the Panamanian rainforest, scientists pitted large-brained primates against smaller-brained mammals to find out who was the smartest ...
May 29, 2024 — 62% of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) designated to protect rare migratory fish species are outside of their core habitats, according to a new modeling ...
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May 29, 2024 — Sticks and stones aren't enough to thwart biological attraction, but sometimes those are the only tools available to pastoralists trying to prevent ...
May 28, 2024 — Researchers developed a computer vision framework for posture estimation and identity tracking which they can use in indoor environments as well as in the wild. They have thus taken an important step ...
May 23, 2024 — Researchers compare the shield shapes of crabs and find unexpected ...
May 23, 2024 — Virtual Reality experiments have illuminated the rhythmic glue that could keep animals moving in ...
May 24, 2024 — Caterpillars respond defensively to electric fields similar to those emitted by their natural predators, scientists have ...
May 23, 2024 — With Ontario's eight species of turtles considered at risk, a new nest designed by researchers has the potential to significantly bolster their struggling populations. The habitat is the first ...
May 22, 2024 — Populations of canola plants genetically engineered to be resistant to herbicides can survive outside of farms, but may be gradually losing their ...
May 24, 2024 — Mice administered raw milk samples from dairy cows infected with H5N1 influenza experienced high virus levels in their respiratory organs and lower ...
May 24, 2024 — Entomologists have solved the 250-year-old origin puzzle of the most prevalent indoor urban pest insect on the planet: the German cockroach. The team's research findings, representing the genomic ...
May 23, 2024 — Constantly on the hunt for food: Harbor porpoises more vulnerable than previously thought to the disturbances from humans. The small whales spend ...
Earlier Headlines
May 29, 2024 — Researchers, in partnership with the city of Los Angeles, have developed the urban association index to help identify how well or poorly individual wildlife species are doing in the city. The ...
May 22, 2024 — A new study demonstrates that kangaroos, wallabies and other Australian marsupials fear humans far more than any other ...
May 21, 2024 — In human populations, it is relatively easy to calculate demographic trends and make projections of the future if data on basic processes such as births and immigration is known. The data, given by ...
May 21, 2024 — Deforestation in Costa Rica raises the risk of cattle becoming infected with rabies by vampire bats, finds a new ...
May 20, 2024 — The release of captive bred animals carefully selected for their genes can make a significant contribution to the successful recovery of the dwindling wild population and avert the prospect of ...
May 20, 2024 — Variations in water quality can impact the development of the visual system of one species of African fish, suggests a new ...
May 20, 2024 — Researchers unravel the vocal interactions of meerkat groups and show they use two different types of interactions to stay in ...
May 20, 2024 — Through the use of artificial intelligence technology, a team of scientists has shown that advanced cognitive abilities are unnecessary for cooperative hunting. Their findings suggest that ...
May 16, 2024 — Sea otters are one of the few animals that use tools to access their food, and a new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools -- most of whom are female -- are able to eat larger ...
May 15, 2024 — Bee and butterfly populations are in decline in major regions of North America due to ongoing environmental change, and significant gaps in pollinator research limit our ability to protect these ...
May 15, 2024 — A parasitic worm that can infest the brains of moose appears to be playing a role in the decline of the iconic animal in some regions of North America. Moose populations have been dwindling for years ...
May 15, 2024 — A new article has found that climate change is the most prominent threat to pollinators -- such as bumblebees, wasps, and butterflies -- who are essential for biodiversity conservation, crop yields ...
May 15, 2024 — A small number of New York City wild birds carry highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, according to a recent ...
May 15, 2024 — The research cracks the code on the iconic baobab tree's origin story, revealing their surprising origins in Madagascar and incredible long-distance dispersals to Africa and Australia. The study ...
May 15, 2024 — When tiger beetles hear a bat nearby, they respond by creating a high-pitched, ultrasonic noise, and for the past 30 years, no one has known why. In a new study, scientists lay the mystery to rest by ...
May 14, 2024 — Scientists are one step closer to combating coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish, following a study into the pest's ...
May 14, 2024 — Heavily-used shipping lanes that pass through whale shark feeding grounds pose a threat to the species, according to scientists who have revealed areas where the creatures are at the highest ...
May 13, 2024 — Suddenly they appear and -- like the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus -- can trigger major epidemics: Viruses that nobody had on their radar. They are not really new, but they have changed genetically. In ...
May 13, 2024 — The researchers found that birds were more evolutionarily similar on smaller, more isolated islands than on larger, less remote places. The team had expected to find that forested areas had more ...
May 8, 2024 — Even bugs as small as woodlice can disperse seeds they eat, setting a new record for smallest animal recorded to do so. The discovery underscores the crucial yet often overlooked role that small ...
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
- Improving Statistical Methods to Protect Wildlife Populations
- Rabies Outbreaks in Costa Rica Cattle Linked to Deforestation
Monday, May 20, 2024
- Genes Provide Hope for the Survival of Arabia's Last Big Cat
- Cloudy Waters Causes African Fish to Develop Bigger Eyes
- Meerkat Chit-Chat
- Cooperative Hunting Requires Less Brainpower Than Previously Thought
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- Bees and Butterflies on the Decline in Western and Southern North America
- Parasitic Worm Likely Playing Role in Decline of Moose Populations
- Climate Change Is Most Prominent Threat to Pollinators
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu Detected in New York City Wild Birds
- Iconic Baobabs: The Origin and Long-Distance Travels of Upside Down Trees
- Tiger Beetles Fight Off Bat Attacks With Ultrasonic Mimicry
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
- Genetics Provide Key to Fight Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
- Most Dangerous Areas for Whale Shark-Shipping Vessel Collisions Revealed
Monday, May 13, 2024
- New Viruses That Could Cause Epidemics on the Horizon
- Island Birds More Adaptable Than Previously Thought
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- New Record Holder for Smallest Dispersers of Ingested Seeds: Woodlice
- Acceptance of Animals in Urban Environments
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Monday, May 6, 2024
Friday, May 3, 2024
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Missing Link in Species Conservation: Pharmacists, Chemists Could Turn Tide on Plant, Animal Extinction
- Researchers Parse Oddity of Distantly Related Bats in Solomon Islands That Appear Identical
- Protecting Endangered Monkeys from Poachers, Habitat Loss
Monday, April 29, 2024
- Fading Lights: Multiple Threats to North America's Firefly Populations
- More Plants on the Menu of Ancient Hunter-Gatherers
Friday, April 26, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Curiosity Promotes Biodiversity
- Scientists Replace Fishmeal in Aquaculture With Microbial Protein Derived from Soybean Processing Wastewater
- Deer Are Expanding North, and That's Not Good for Caribou
- Unveiling the Lionfish Invasion in the Mediterranean Sea
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- These Giant, Prehistoric Salmon Had Tusk-Like Teeth
- Color Variants in Cuckoos: The Advantages of Rareness
- How Parasites Shape Complex Food Webs
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Frog Species Evolved Rapidly in Response to Road Salts
- Tropical Fish Are Invading Australian Ocean Water
Friday, April 19, 2024
- 'Itinerant Breeding' In East Coast Shorebird Species
- Lemur's Lament: When One Vulnerable Species Stalks Another
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Why Can Zebrafish Regenerate Damaged Heart Tissue, While Other Fish Species Cannot?
- Fourteen Years After the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Endemic Fishes Face an Uncertain Future
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Mountain Chickadees Have Remarkable Memories. A New Study Explains Why
- Dog Attacks on Mountain Tapirs Highlight a Growing Threat to Endangered Wildlife
- Making Crops Colorful for Easier Weeding
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Reproductive Success Improves After a Single Generation in the Wild for Descendants of Some Hatchery-Origin Chinook Salmon
- New Tagging Method Provides Bioadhesive Interface for Marine Sensors on Diverse, Soft, and Fragile Species
- Newly Sequenced Genome Reveals Coffee's Prehistoric Origin Story -- And Its Future Under Climate Change
Monday, April 15, 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024
- How Seaweed Became Multicellular
- Iconic Savanna Mammals Face Genetic Problems Due to Fences and Roads
- Africa's Iconic Flamingos Threatened by Rising Lake Levels
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- What's Quieter Than a Fish? A School of Them
- 'Teacher Toads' Can Save Native Animals from Toxic Cane Toads
Friday, April 5, 2024
- Dinosaur Study Challenges Bergmann's Rule
- Four in Five Bird Species Cannot Tolerate Intense Human Pressures
- Heat Stress from Ocean Warming Harms Octopus Vision
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- Rusty-Patched Bumblebee's Struggle for Survival Found in Its Genes
- Fish Species That Move Rapidly Toward the Poles Due to Global Warming Decline in Abundance, Study Finds
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- Demand for Critical Minerals Puts African Great Apes at Risk
- More Social Birds Are More Adventurous Feeders
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- How and Why Animals Can Live Alongside Humans
- When Did the Chicken Cross the Road? New Evidence from Central Asia
Monday, April 1, 2024
- Canada Lynx Historic Range in US Likely Wider Than Previously Thought
- Machine Learning Provides a New Picture of the Great Gray Owl
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Small Birds Spice Up the Already Diverse Diet of Spotted Hyenas in Namibia
- Lyrebird Synchronizes Elements of Its Mating Dance
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Understanding Cattle Grazing Personalities May Foster Sustainable Rangelands
- North American Cities May See a Major Species Turnover by the End of the Century
- Biologists Uncover New Species of Tiger Beetle: Eunota Houstoniana
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- Researchers Find Energy Development and Tree Encroachment Impact Wyoming Pronghorn
- In Paleontology, Correct Names Are Keys to Accurate Study
- New Roadmap to Prevent Pandemics Centers on Protecting Biodiversity
- Two Coral Snakes Recorded Battling for Prey in a Scientific First
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Citizen Scientists Contribute Vital Information About 35 Seahorse Species
- Humans Pass More Viruses to Other Animals Than We Catch from Them
- Wild Bird Gestures 'after You'
Friday, March 22, 2024
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Killer Whales Use Specialized Hunting Techniques to Catch Marine Mammals in the Open Ocean
- Crawfish Could Transfer Ionic Lithium from Their Environment Into Food Chain
- Fish Fed to Farmed Salmon Should Be Part of Our Diet, Too, Study Suggests
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Genes Identified That Allow Bacteria to Thrive Despite Toxic Heavy Metal in Soil
- Artificial Streams Reveal How Drought Shapes California's Alpine Ecosystems
- Global Wildlife Study During COVID-19 Shows Rural Animals Are More Sensitive to Human Activity
Friday, March 15, 2024
- Less Social With Age
- Shark-Bitten Orcas in the Northeastern Pacific Could Be a New Population of Killer Whale
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- Diverse Habitats Help Salmon Weather Unpredictable Climate Changes
- Tropical Birds Could Tolerate Warming Better Than Expected, Study Suggests
- Sleep-Wake Rhythm: Fish Change Our Understanding of Sleep Regulation
- Chimp Moms Play With Their Offspring Through Good Times and Bad