Postdoctoral Researcher — Migration Ecology and Climate Resilience in Mule Deer

In “The Return of the Oystercatcher,” the celebrated naturalist and author looks beyond the staggering decline of North American birds to highlight the hard-won victories that prove recovery is...

Ungulate migration has fascinated people for millennia. In the Western United States, ungulates such as elk, bison and mule deer migrate each spring and fall, navigating snow, predators and human infr...

Nazca boobies (Sula granti), a colonial pelagic seabird, face a tradeoff before egg production between foraging at sea and mating effort on land. All individ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is initiating an environmental impact statement (EIS) and rulemaking concerning management of inventoried roadless areas on approximately 44.7 million acres of Natio...

After a decade of carnage, we finally know what’s devastating sea stars along North America’s West Coast. Does that mean scientists can save them?

Biologists are using the devices to better understand the bird's behavior and, ultimately, what might be driving our most common duck's population drop.

The proposed U.S. Air Force project could disturb unique nesting habitat for multitudes of birds, including 10,000-plus Red-footed Boobies and more than a third of all Red-tailed Tropicbirds.

RIF plans have been frozen for two weeks, but federal court suggests they are unconstitutional and implementation will remain prohibited indefinitely.

The perils of a living PR stunt.

Identifying birds can challenge any level of birder—especially those musically challenged, like myself, who struggle to name common species by their calls and chip notes. Toss in nonbreeding plumages ...

As more and more "historical" checklists are added to the platform, birds we've lost now mingle with those still hanging on.

Wildlife managers, scientists and conservationists have a more complete ecological map of the American West with the release today (Thursday) of 36 new big-game migration routes by the U.S. Geological...

Many ungulates migrate between distinct summer and winter ranges, and identifying, mapping, and conserving these migration corridors have become a focus of local, regional, and global conservation ef....

I'm Dr. Jenny McKee (née Jenny Howard): a scientist and a science writer. For my PhD research, I studied the foraging behavior of Nazca boobies in the Galápagos Islands. I have written for National Ge...

Birdability focuses on removing barriers to access for birders with mobility challenges, blindness or low vision, are deaf or hard of hearing, have autism and other health concerns. Be welcoming and...

Ten of the critically endangered parrots were released into a sanctuary in 2023 with hopes of eventually establishing a wild population. The only problem? The birds keep escaping.

Ed Yong, an award-winning science journalist who widely covered the pandemic, recently launched The Spoonbill Club to provide community—and an accessible hobby—for folks with long COVID.

Natural disasters fueled by climate change imperil critically endangered species under human care. Breeding centers must be more ready than ever to swing into action in an emergency.

The Biology Department at Bowdoin College and the Bowdoin Scientific Station on Kent Island invite applications for a full-time, benefits-eligible postdoctoral fellow position in the area of seabird a...