They continue to be vulnerable to habitat destruction, one of the main forces that drove them to near-extinction in the ...

Nov. 18, 2024 — Different species of seabirds can coexist on small, isolated islands despite eating the same kind of fish. A researcher has been involved in developing a mathematical model that ...

Weeks after the death of Peanut the squirrel, why do so many people still care − and what motivates people to keep wild ...

A new piranha species was recently discovered in the Amazon which resembles the fiery eye symbol for the villain Sauron from J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” book and film series. An ...

Positivists since the 19th-century French philosopher Auguste Comte have considered material progress an inevitable feature ...

The photo of two men standing on a mountain of bison skulls is well known as a symbol of hunting during colonisation of the ...

The Species at Risk Act (SARA) establishes Schedule 1, as the official list of wildlife species at risk. It classifies those species as being either extirpated, endangered, threatened, or a special ...

When similar species coexist, they often evolve differences to reduce competition, a process called character displacement. This study provides rare evidence of character displacement in action ...

The recent killing of a jaguar by hunters increases the species’ risk of extinction ... killing it is still considered a symbol of prestige. For that reason, we are doing most of our work ...

The visit to Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm by White House staff was initially delayed because of damaged roads, Greene said.

Two feisty ferret babies in Virginia are being hailed as a symbol of hope for the future of their species. Scientists say Sibert and Red Cloud, black-footed ferret siblings at the Smithsonian's ...