The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.

As humans continue to destroy the habitats of migratory animals, their numbers continue to decrease. Many of these species play important ecological roles, and certain ecosystems will be altered ...

Mason Lee, senior project coordinator for the Biodiversity Institute, shows local K-6 students a Western hognose snake in the UW Biodiversity Center. The students helped create and build naturalistic ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. It has long been known that when terrestrial and aquatic habitats, vital at various times during a species’ life cycle, become disconnected due to ...

Wild animals are an essential part of natural ecosystems. This footage explores their daily life without human interference. Observe authentic animal behavior in an environment that offers both ...

A new analysis of GPS tracking data from 37 animal species, paired with cellphone location data from across the United States, shows that not only does animal behavior change when humans modify their ...

Humans love the coast. But we love it to death, so much so we’ve destroyed valuable coastal habitat – in the case of some types of habitat, most of it has gone. Healthy coastal habitats are the gift ...

Animals are noisy. And their noises can travel a long way. But making sounds can be a double-edged sword: it can help them communicate, sometimes over long distances, but it can also reveal them to ...