Wild Animals News
January 16, 2025
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Jan. 16, 2025 — When a bird drapes its nest with snake skin, it isn't just making an interesting decor choice. Researchers find that for some birds, it keeps predators at ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Night-time collisions with robotic lawnmowers are a significant animal welfare and conservation problem for hedgehogs as these often suffer serious or even fatal injuries. In order to make the ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Scientists have developed a tool to narrow down potential host species of filoviruses like Ebola and better prioritize wildlife ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Understanding biological relationships is often critical when studying animal populations. Researchers have now developed a transformative approach that identifies stretches of DNA that two individuals inherited from a common ancestor. The team ...
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Jan. 15, 2025 — Northern pike are moving through salt water to invade freshwater habitats in Southcentral Alaska, according to a new study. It's the first known documentation that northern pike are traveling through ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Researchers have identified nine mutations in a bird flu strain from a person in Texas. Bad news: this strain is more capable of causing disease and replicates better in the brain. Good news: ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Experts are warning of the risks of spreading invasive and non-native species when moving large volumes of untreated lake, reservoir and river ...
Jan. 14, 2025 — Using 22 years of LEMIS data, a recent study explores the dimensions of wildlife trade and obtain one of the most comprehensive overviews to date. The study reveals striking findings: between 2000 ...
Jan. 14, 2025 — Researchers have proposed that some wild plant species possess certain attributes which make them more suitable for human cultivation than ...
Jan. 13, 2025 — Bats depend on open bodies of water such as small ponds and lakes for foraging and drinking. Access to water is particularly important for survival ...
Jan. 9, 2025 — Chimpanzees bear genetic adaptations that help them thrive in their different forest and savannah habitats, some of which may protect against ...
Jan. 9, 2025 — International research has found almost 30,000 wild species have been traded in the United States, according to data captured by US wildlife trade monitoring organization Law Enforcement Manage ...
Jan. 9, 2025 — Sabre-toothed predators -- best know from the infamous Smilodon -- evolved multiple times across different mammal groups. A new study reveals why: ...
Jan. 8, 2025 — Researchers conducted a global study of the factors that influence bird sounds, using more than 100,000 audio recordings from around the ...
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Jan. 8, 2025 — Until now, contraception has been the method of choice for zoos to avoid surplus animals. Researchers are now calling for a paradigm shift: zoos could preserve their breeding populations, raise ...
Jan. 6, 2025 — Computer models predict that hotter, drier conditions in North America will limit the growth of a fungus that normally curbs the spread of the spongy moth, an invasive species that has caused ...
Jan. 6, 2025 — A team of researchers has mapped predicted bioavailable strontium isotope ratios across all of Sub-Saharan Africa. Archaeologists, conservation scientists, and forensics experts will now be able to ...
Jan. 3, 2025 — A new study presents what is believed to be the oldest known example in the fossil record of an evolutionary arms race. These 517-million-year-old predator-prey interactions occurred in the ocean ...
Jan. 2, 2025 — Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza A virus (HPAI H5N1) remains a low risk to the general public, and public health experts in the United States believe that available treatments and vaccines, as ...
Jan. 2, 2025 — Birds are the undisputed champions of epic travel -- but they are not the only long-haul fliers. A handful of bats are known to travel thousands of kilometers in continental migrations across North ...
Jan. 2, 2025 — Biologists have revealed genetics behind the alternating sexes of walnut trees. The research reveals a mechanism that has been stable in walnuts and their ancestors going back 40 million years -- and ...
Dec. 31, 2024 — A new species of black, slender moray eel has chosen the road less traveled, thriving in dim and muddy river mouths, unlike most of its marine relatives. It is found across the Central Indo-Pacific, ...
Dec. 30, 2024 — Using field sensors, various ecological modelling technologies and deep learning algorithms, a French research team has developed a method for mapping the risk of collisions between animals and ...
Dec. 27, 2024 — The creation of more fox-free safe havens and greater collaboration between government and landowners is needed to ensure the survival of a species of wallaby, an expert argues. The Parma wallaby, ...
Dec. 26, 2024 — Artificial light can wake sleeping fish and attract predators, changing nighttime coral reef communities, according to new research using novel underwater infrared ...
Dec. 23, 2024 — In the first large-scale paired camera trap and autonomous recording survey for large African carnivores, researchers were able to identify individual leopards by their vocalizations with 93% ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Despite their reputation as buzzing nuisances, flies serve a critical role as some of the Earth's most prolific pollinators -- and new research suggests they are increasingly at risk due to ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — California's native wildflowers are being smothered by layers of dead, invasive grasses. A new study shows that simply raking these layers can boost biodiversity and reduce fire ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — California ground squirrels hunt, kill and eat voles, reveals a new study documenting evidence of widespread carnivorous behavior among ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Scientists have discovered the oldest known animal with saber teeth: a predator that lived 270 million years ago. This animal, from before the age of the dinosaurs, was a dog-like creature that was ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — A study shows how a single gene in Atlantic salmon can dramatically influence the timing of puberty -- a key factor for salmon life cycle and ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Near-gap-free and near-error-free genomes of a susceptible bed bug strain and a superstrain with around 20,000-fold insecticide resistance offer the broadest look yet at the full scope of mutations ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — Despite the population being almost four times larger than it was in 1982, a new study published in the journal Ecology suggests the northern muriqui monkeys remain at risk, especially in the face of ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — Researchers have found that marine animals across mammals, birds and reptiles swim at similar relative depths when traveling and not feeding to save ...
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Monday, January 6, 2025
- Climate Change Is Accelerating Forest Defoliation by Helping Invasive Species Spread
- New Strontium Isotope Map of Sub-Saharan Africa Is a Powerful Tool for Archaeology, Forensics, and Wildlife Conservation
Friday, January 3, 2025
Thursday, January 2, 2025
- Officials Assess Threat of H5N1 Avian Flu
- Bats Surf Storm Fronts During Continental Migration
- Genetics of Alternating Sexes in Walnuts
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
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Friday, December 27, 2024
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Monday, December 23, 2024
Friday, December 20, 2024
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- Fossil Predator Is the Oldest Known Animal With 'saber Teeth'
- Salmon Genes Unlock Secrets of Puberty and Evolution
- Study Maps Bed Bugs' Genomes in Unprecedented Detail to Find out Why They Just Won't Die
Monday, December 16, 2024
- Threat of Abrupt Mortality Events Keeps Endangered Monkey Population at Risk, Despite Decades of Growth
- New Study Finds Marine Animals Save Energy by Swimming in a Depth 'sweet Spot'
- New Research About Drought Impacts on Wildlife Can Inform Conservation Strategies
Friday, December 13, 2024
- Climate and Land Use Change Threaten Traditional Food Sources in Russia's Far East
- Hippos 'vulnerable' As Gaps in Data Hinder Conservation Efforts
- Image Tool to Help AI Scour Wildlife Shots for Climate Change Clues
Thursday, December 12, 2024
- Overfishing Has Halved Shark and Ray Populations Since 1970
- Surveys Show Full Scale of Massive Die-Off of Common Murres Following the 'warm Blob' In the Pacific Ocean
- Unique Motor Control System of Anglerfish's Specialized 'fishing Rod' Discovered
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Bighorn Sheep Face Death by Avalanche in Sierra Nevada Range
- Human Disruption Is Driving 'winner' And 'loser' Tree Species Shifts Across Brazilian Forests
- Wild Birds' Gut Microbiome Linked With Its Ornamentation and Body Condition
Monday, December 9, 2024
- Biodiversity at Risk in Most Rainforests
- Climate Change Impacting Freshwater Fish Species
- Pups of Powerful Meerkat Matriarchs Pay a Price for Their Mom's Status
- Virtual Fences Are a Pollinator-Friendly Option for Ranchlands
Friday, December 6, 2024
- Single Mutation in H5N1 Influenza Surface Protein Could Enable Easier Human Infection
- Conservation Paradox: Invasive Species Are Often Threatened in Their Native Range
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- Lifesaver for Wild Bees: The Importance of Quarries
- Mammoth as Key Food Source for Ancient Americans
- Male African Elephants Develop Distinct Personality Traits as They Age
- Natural 'biopesticide' Against Malaria Mosquitoes Successful in Early Field Tests
- How Did Humans and Dogs Become Friends? Connections in the Americas Began 12,000 Years Ago
- Insects Wearing Two Hats Solve Botanical Mystery
- Uganda: Major Survey Brings New Light to Carnivore Conservation
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
- Island Biodiversity Rides on the Wings of Birds
- How the Speed of Viral Spread Can Be Estimated by the Analysis of Genomic Sequences
Monday, December 2, 2024
Friday, November 29, 2024
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
- Discovering the Traits of Extinct Birds
- Fowl Play: Why the Hunt for Thanksgiving's Favorite Bird Could Get Tougher
- What a Gut Fungus Reveals About Symbiosis and Allergy
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
- Brain Test Shows That Crabs Process Pain
- Wild Boars Could Be a Potential Source of Hepatitis E Transmission to Humans in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area
Monday, November 25, 2024
Friday, November 22, 2024
- New Gene Drive Reverses Insecticide Resistance in Pests... Then Disappears
- Scientists Develop Groundbreaking Method for Detecting DNA of Invasive Snakes in Florida
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Florida Panthers Deemed Unaffected by Emerging Fatal Genetic Condition
- These Wild Chimpanzees Play as Adults to Better Cooperate as a Group
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Monday, November 18, 2024
- New Model Can Help Understand Coexistence in Nature
- Bee Alert: Pesticides Pose a Real Threat to Over 70% of Wild Bees
Friday, November 15, 2024
- Biologists Reveal the Genetic 'switch' Behind Parrot Color Diversity
- Mountain Lions Coexist With Outdoor Recreationists by Taking the Night Shift
- Biodiversity in the City: Designing Urban Spaces for Humans and Animals
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Scientific Thought on Emotions in Animals
- Backyard Birds Learn from Their New Neighbors When Moving House
- Frog Populations Once Decimated by Disease Mount a Major Comeback
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- In Greening Arctic, Caribou and Muskoxen Play Key Role
- Remarkable New Swimming Sea Slug in the Deep Sea
Monday, November 11, 2024
- 50 Years of Survey Data Confirm African Elephant Decline
- Elephant Seal Colony Declines One Year After Avian Flu Outbreak
Friday, November 8, 2024
- Elephant Turns a Hose Into a Sophisticated Showering Tool
- Power of Aesthetic Species on Social Media Boosts Wildlife Conservation Efforts, Say Experts
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- New Study Maps Dramatic 100-Million-Year Explosion in Color Signals Used by Animals
- Defense or Growth -- How Plants Allocate Resources
- Scientists Find Space-for-Time Substitutions Exaggerate Urban Bird--Habitat Ecological Relationships
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- Research Finds Coyotes Thriving Despite Human and Predator Pressures
- Washington Coast Avian Flu Outbreak Devastated Caspian Terns, Jumped to Seals
Monday, November 4, 2024
- Not the Usual Suspects: Novel Genetic Basis of Pest Resistance to Biotech Crops
- Fossil of Huge Terror Bird Offers New Information About Wildlife in South America 12 Million Years Ago
Friday, November 1, 2024
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- Alcohol Consumption Among Non-Human Animals May Not Be as Rare as Previously Thought, Say Ecologists
- Improving Deer Health One Test at a Time
- Ancient DNA Brings to Life History of the Iconic Aurochs, Whose Tale Is Intertwined With Climate Change and Human Culture
- Large Herbivores Have Lived in Yellowstone National Park for More Than 2,000 Years
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
- Oceanographers Record the Largest Predation Event Ever Observed in the Ocean
- Beehive Fences Are Highly Effective in Reducing Human-Elephant Conflict, but Researchers Warn of Future Risks
- More Social Species Live Longer
Monday, October 28, 2024
- What Animal Societies Can Teach Us About Aging
- Researchers' New Outreach Strategy Succeeds, Sets Blueprint for Detecting Invasive Species in Florida
- Giant Clam Declared Critically Endangered After the Latest Assessment
- Why Langurs Drink Salt Water
- H5N1 Virus Isolated from Infected Dairy Worker Is 100% Lethal in Ferrets, but Does Not Appear to Be Circulating in Nature Anymore