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The Endangered Species Act’s 50th Birthday: Doing Even More
In 1975, grizzly bears were listed under the Endangered Species Act as threatened—or “likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future.” Today, grizzlies are recovering in many parts of their...
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Coastal Wolves and Their Surprising Catches
Until recently, scientists didn’t know much about the genetically distinct coastal wolves and their marine prey. Wolves are probably one of the most widely studied species on the planet. What’s...
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Caribou Grounds Predate Santa’s Workshop
Which epic journey came first: Santa Claus’s annual, Christmas Eve circumnavigation of the globe or the grandiose, yearly “reindeer” migration? Scientists say we now have the answer. Just five days...
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For Some Wildlife, Living Near Us Is Hard. Others Thrive.
As the global human population grows, natural areas around the world are cleared to build cities and roads. Wildlife is being forced to live closer and closer to us. How will these “others” cope?...
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The Smells of Nature: Human Health and Hungry Herbivores
We are immersed in a world of odorants, and we have a sophisticated olfactory system to process them. But compared to research on the benefits of seeing nature, however, we don’t know nearly as much...
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8 Incredible Gray Wolf Facts Everyone Should Know
Wolves have been misunderstood throughout the millennia, painted as wild and deadly beasts. They are creatures of myth and folklore—often to their detriment. The truth is that wolves are highly...
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Where Wildlife Resides: Climate, Co-Cultures and Communal Z’s
Surprisingly, the most influential factor in determining where mammals can thrive isn’t human activity but climate. When people are deciding where to live, factors such as a community’s cost of living,...
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Deer, Reindeer and REM Sleep
Because of warming due to climate change, caribou are facing a threat from deer. Deer are likely to keep expanding northward. Areas with more deer typically have more wolves. Deer can handle high...
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The Influence of Gophers and the Impacts of Wolves
Gophers have small eyes and ears, large front teeth for digging, and a short tail; whereas wolves have large ears, a bushy tail and a more robust build. The two animals are also vastly different in...
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Animals Shape the Earth
Hippos “carve” drainage systems by their movements and wallowing behaviors in water bodies, which physically alter riverbeds by creating depressions, channels and small pools. Their natural activities...
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