Recent Wildlife Articles
What to Do When a Mountain Lion Comes to Your Town
What to Do When a Mountain Lion Comes to Your Town Image credit: Flux.1 Mountain lion encounters in suburban and rural areas have become increasingl
Alaska's Ocean Monitoring System Is Being Shut Down Early
America's Ocean Eyes Are Going Dark — And Alaska's Fishing Industry Is Paying the Price The Gulf of Alaska is one of the most productive fishing grounds on Earth. It is also, right now, one of the least understood. As salmon populations crater and snow crab stocks struggle to recover from a histor
When Dog Training Became a Federal Crime
How an obscure Farm Bill amendment nearly ended hunting with dogs in America — and the fight to stop it It happened at the worst possible moment. The House Committee on Agriculture had been grinding through markup sessions for over eight hours. Members were worn out, the room had that stale, end-o
The 10 Gnarliest Freshwater Fish in the World
The 10 Gnarliest Freshwater Fish in the World Image credit: OpenAI Beneath the surface of rivers, lakes, and swamps around the world lurks a surpris
A Man Is Dead. A Bear Did It. Glacier Hasn't Seen This in 27 Years.
Glacier National Park is dealing with its first fatal bear attack in nearly three decades, and the details are grim. A male hiker was found dead on May 6, his remains located just a couple miles up Mt. Brown Trail, about 50 feet off the path in what officials described as a densely wooded area fill
The West Is Running Dry — And Wildlife Is Paying the Price
The numbers coming out of the American West this spring are hard to ignore. Snowpack levels have cratered to historic lows, drought is spreading across the region, and the people who study fish and wildlife for a living are using words like "historic" and "abysmal" to describe what they're seeing.
Freshwater Fish Are Vanishing and Nobody's Watching
A Global Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight Something is dying in the world's great rivers, and most people have no idea it's happening. The fish that have spent millions of years making some of the most remarkable journeys on the planet — crossing borders, navigating entire continents, traveling thousa
The Animals Most Likely to Follow You in the Woods Without You Knowing
The Animals Most Likely to Follow You in the Woods Without You Knowing Image credit: OpenAI When you venture into the woods, you enter a world teemi
Florida Bill Could Silence Hunting Advocates
A provision buried in Florida's agricultural legislation has fishing guides, hunters, and conservation groups worried they might get sued just for speaking up about polluted waters or damaged habitats. The bill working its way through the state capitol could make it financially ruinous to publicly
California's Plan to Kill All Island Deer Sparks Unlikely Alliance
Something unusual is happening off the coast of Southern California. A plan to wipe out every mule deer on Catalina Island has brought together groups that rarely see eye to eye. Hunters who've pursued these animals for decades are standing alongside animal rights activists, both demanding answers
