The whooping crane (Grus americana), the tallest bird in North America, has existed near the brink of extinction for decades, ...

When Slater Mill opened in 1793, it signaled the eventual demise of river herring and other migratory fish in the Blackstone ...

When Slater Mill opened in 1793, it signaled the eventual demise of river herring and other migratory fish in the Blackstone ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

Climate change jeopardizes endangered species’ habitats. Potentially jeopardizing them further is a federal proposal around ...

Piping plovers are also probably the best known of the federally endangered or threatened animal and plant species in Connecticut. There are others.

Lori Beattie knows a thing or two about walking. She’s travelled every path and trail listed in her new updated book, Calgary ...

The monarch butterfly migration is one of the great wonders of the natural world. Every year millions of them travel immense distances along predetermined monarch butterfly migration routes to escape ...

Mexico is preparing to take a firm stance against SpaceX following growing concerns that debris and environmental fallout ...

You’re outside when suddenly you hear an unfamiliar chirp. Looking around, you wonder, “Is it a squirrel?” “Is it a bat?” And ...

In 1978, renowned ecologist Dan Janzen jumped into a ravine in Costa Rica, broke three ribs, and spent the first month of the ...

A few species of bats are carnivorous, eating small frogs, lizards, and birds. Other species are known for their fish-eating habits and are usually specialized by having huge hind feet and claws. The ...