Wildlife (Page 22)

The latest on the fascinating flora and fauna of our planet.

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Endangered species Karner blue butterfly on a flower bud
Wildlife

Why the Endangered Species Act is often too little, too late

By Miyo McGinn

Animals notice—and adapt—when humans are in national parks
Bears

Animals notice—and adapt—when humans are in national parks

By Laura Baisas

Wildlife populations have decreased 70 percent in only 50 years, report finds
Endangered Species

Wildlife populations have decreased 70 percent in only 50 years, report finds

By Laura Baisas

At 1,400 pounds, Bear Force One wins this year’s Fat Bear Week showdown
Bears

At 1,400 pounds, Bear Force One wins this year’s Fat Bear Week showdown

By Laura Baisas

Despite longer hunting seasons, Idaho’s wolf population could be holding steady
Endangered Species

Despite longer hunting seasons, Idaho’s wolf population could be holding steady

By Laura Baisas

a great white shark under water
Sharks

Watch what can happen when killer whales tangle with great white sharks

By Lauren J. Young

Coyote walking on street
Wildlife

Culver City is home to a unique cat versus coyote conflict

By Laura Baisas

How do blue whales find food? They check the weather.
Whales

How do blue whales find food? They check the weather.

By Laura Baisas

Diver holding animal skull
Wildlife

Below Madagascar, cave divers surface secrets of the past

By Riley Black

Even mining in shallow waters is bad news for the environment
Fish

Even mining in shallow waters is bad news for the environment

By Carla Delgado

Fish got their jaws millions of years earlier than previously thought
Fish

Fish got their jaws millions of years earlier than previously thought

By Laura Baisas

We’re one step closer to identifying the first-ever mammals
Wildlife

We’re one step closer to identifying the first-ever mammals

By Laura Baisas

Bowl of mussels.
Fish

Eating seafood can be more sustainable and healthy than red meat

By Carla Delgado

Sunset on a prairie with a flock of birds silhouetted against the sky.
Birds

This fall, use weather data to see when birds are migrating near you

By Philip Kiefer

Shearwater on the ocean.
Birds

Seabirds can be the bread crumbs for tracking elusive whales

By Brynn Pedrick / Hakai Magazine

How many ants are there on Earth? Thousands of billions.
Wildlife

How many ants are there on Earth? Thousands of billions.

By Laura Baisas

bird species featured on Audubon's new interactive tool
Birds

These new interactive maps reveal the incredible global journeys of migrating birds

By Charlotte Hu

Fish kill in Lake Merritt, Oakland, California, from algae bloom seen from above
Fish

California’s mega algae bloom is like a ‘wildfire in the water’

By Emily Harwitz / High Country News

2022 Ig Nobel Prize winners include ducks in a row, constipated scorpions, ice cream, and more
Birds

2022 Ig Nobel Prize winners include ducks in a row, constipated scorpions, ice cream, and more

By Laura Baisas

Cockatoos are pillaging trashcans in Australia, and humans can’t seem to stop them
Birds

Cockatoos are pillaging trashcans in Australia, and humans can’t seem to stop them

By Laura Baisas

This whale fossil could reveal evidence of a 15-million-year-old megalodon attack
Sharks

This whale fossil could reveal evidence of a 15-million-year-old megalodon attack

By Laura Baisas

A blue whale near Sri Lanka and a container ship.
Endangered Species

World’s largest shipping company reroutes ships to protect world’s largest animals

By Laura Baisas

Hawaii’s prolonged drought is pushing native species to the brink
Wildlife

Hawaii’s prolonged drought is pushing native species to the brink

By Miyo McGinn

A cooked lobster claw.
Endangered Species

Eating sustainably may mean skipping the lobster for now

By Laura Baisas

A bluefin tuna swimming in the open ocean.
Fish

Where food is scarce, ocean predators find snacks in swirling eddies

By Laura Baisas

In a rare, fatal shark attack, tourist killed in the Bahamas
Sharks

In a rare, fatal shark attack, tourist killed in the Bahamas

By Laura Baisas

Full-grown bison standing in a prairie full of yellow goldenrod wildflowers
Wildlife

Bison are bringing biodiversity back to Kansas prairie land

By Miyo McGinn

Moose calf running from grizzly bear in shallow water
Bears

A wedding videographer filmed a bear preying on a moose—during the groom’s vows

By Dac Collins / Outdoor Life

Blue-throated macaws are making a slow, but hopeful, comeback
Birds

Blue-throated macaws are making a slow, but hopeful, comeback

By Laura Baisas

Coast of Lake Superior
Wildlife

The untouched ‘wilderness’ of the Great Lakes is an illusion

By Dave Dempsey

European red fox crouched on concrete and looking directly into the camera
Wildlife

Can invasive species ever be ‘good’?

By Miyo McGinn

Gila monster lizard and real-life dragon hissing in the desert
Wildlife

Could dragons be real? Not in the way we think.

By Purbita Saha

Tropical Fish on a coral reef and Doublebar bream.
Endangered Species

For marine life to survive, we must cut carbon emissions

By Laura Baisas

Parasitic fungi bursting from a fly's back in macro
Wildlife

These thoughtful nature images were captured by scientists in action

By Popular Science Team

Orange male betta fish surrounded by eggs in a greenery-filled aquarium
Fish

Captive fish have feelings we’re just beginning to understand

By Brandon Keim

J. J. Giraldo
Sharks

3D models show the megalodon was faster, fiercer than we ever thought

By Laura Baisas

A genetics startup wants to bring the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction
Wildlife

A genetics startup wants to bring the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction

By Laura Baisas

a semi-translucent fish with a tadpole-shaped body and small flecks of red and yellow
Fish

Biofluorescent snailfish brave Arctic waters with built-in antifreeze

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Baby hippo Fritz with mother at Cincinnati Zoo.
Wildlife

Cincinnati Zoo welcomes surprise baby hippo after mother’s birth control ‘fritzes’

By Laura Baisas

Kids with long frizzy brown hair birdwatching with binoculars from a duck blind
Wildlife

How to become a citizen scientist—and when to leave it to the professionals

By Bridget Reed Morawski

a black and white ghostly image of a jumping spider hanging by a thin silk strand in a sleep-like state
Spiders

Jumping spiders might be able to sleep—perchance to dream

By Lauren J. Young

Shrew on the forest floor.
Wildlife

Newly discovered Langya virus may have jumped from shrews to humans

By Laura Baisas

a vibrant orange and black monarch butterfly perched on a purple flower
Endangered Species

The monarch butterfly is scientifically endangered. So why isn’t it legally protected yet?

By Lauren J. Young

Rio Grande silvery minnow endangered fish on black background
Endangered Species

An endangered fish’s story follows the vanishing waters of the Rio Grande

By Miyo McGinn

a white lab rat held in a gloved hand
Endangered Species

These sterile mice have been modified to make rat sperm

By Miyo McGinn

Iberian lynx licking its lips in captive breeding program
Endangered Species

The curious case of an endangered wildcat and a disappearing fruit tree

By April Reese

Farmers and scientists unite to save the home of an endangered salamander
Wildlife

Farmers and scientists unite to save the home of an endangered salamander

By Lourdes Medrano/Undark

Small European panda from 6 million years ago in a painting
Bears

Pandas weren’t always bamboo fiends

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Sable Island’s famous wild horses are at the heart of a conservation controversy
Wildlife

Sable Island’s famous wild horses are at the heart of a conservation controversy

By Moira Donovan / Hakai Magazine

Great white shark breaching while trying to bite a seal
Sharks

Great white shark sightings are up in the US, which is kind of good news

By Miyo McGinn

Alaska chum salmon
Fish

Alaska’s salmon are in chaos

By Victoria Petersen / High Country News

Baby orca next to adult in the Salish Sea near Washington
Whales

A baby orca sparks a glimmer of hope for an endangered group of whales

By Miyo McGinn

red panda sleeping on branch
Wildlife

We don’t have a full picture of the planet’s shrinking biodiversity. Here’s why.

By Sara Kiley Watson

A crow and a vulture with a bright red head stand facing one another on a leaf-covered forest floor.
Endangered Species

The wackiest-looking birds are the most at risk for extinction

By Philip Kiefer

Pileated woodpecker with a red cap and black and white face pecking on wood in nine high speed video frames
Birds

Why woodpeckers actually don’t need shock-absorbing skulls to headbang

By Kate Baggaley

Caribou peeking over horizon
Wildlife

Climate change is forcing massive wildlife migrations towards the poles

By Benjamin von Brackel

Forest with mountain and sunset in background.
Wildlife

Why you can’t put a price on biodiversity

By Sara Kiley Watson

fin-whales-drake-passage
Whales

An Antarctic feeding frenzy means good news for vulnerable fin whales

By Corinne Iozzio

Fossil frog skeleton in rock from German swamp
Wildlife

A swamp orgy went terribly wrong for these prehistoric frogs

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Fish raining from sky on local news
Fish

We may know why fish rained from the sky over Texas

By Paul Richards / Field & Stream

Red fox with eyes closed and teeth bared
Wildlife

Can I have a pet fox?

By Dan Nosowitz

a sperm whale swimming under water
Sharks

Megalodons liked to snack on sperm whale snouts

By Rachel Feltman

Soil with small green plants.
Wildlife

Diverse microbes are key to healthy soil. Climate change is threatening that.

By Carla Delgado

Fat baby seal looking at the camera
Wildlife

Facial recognition works on seals. No, really.

By Sean Mowbray / Hakai Magazine