wildlife

Canadian researchers identify a highly mutated variant of the virus in white-tailed deer and link it to a human COVID-19 case in the region—though they emphasize that the infection risk to people is low.

Thousands of animals have had their shot already. How many more really need it?

Multiple white tailed deer tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 likely transmitted from humans, a study finds, indicating the species could act as a reservoir for the virus.

Kyoto University is shuttering its Primate Research Institute after its director was dismissed for misuse of funding.

The newly characterized “elegant jellyfish,” roughly the size of a human hand, had been on display in two aquariums in Japan for more than a decade.

Dyck was widely respected for working alongside indigenous groups as he studied polar bears on their ancestral lands.

As some conservationists and researchers begin to return large carnivores to areas where they once roamed, scientists intensify efforts to study the ecological roles of predators.

In South Africa, the composition of droppings varies by species’ body sizes, and which animals are found where depends on vegetation density.

The release of gray wolves in Yellowstone decades ago still stands as one of the few examples of a predator reintroduction, and the lessons learned continue to be debated. New projects aim to do it again.

Across the globe, wildlife is exploring empty places usually occupied by people.

EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak speaks with The Scientist about how pathogens like 2019-nCoV jump species, and how to head off the next pandemic.

An image of a Malagasy tree boa wins first place in the British Ecological Society’s annual photography competition.

The silver-backed chevrotain was undetected for decades, but local reports have led researchers to document the species on camera.

Both bobcats and the state’s namesake panther, an endangered species, have been spotted with signs of the condition.

The fish’s undiscerning palate might make more of the lake habitable to the species than once thought, according to a new study.

Bats are infected with the microbe that causes white-nose syndrome, but the disease itself has not shown up.

A camera trap snaps a photo of a wild bobcat in a location new to scientists studying the animals’ geographical range in Ohio.

The information we’ve gathered showed us that warthogs can be used as disease sentinels, avoiding the need to resort to testing valuable or endangered animals.

From changes in gene flow to adaptation, the effects of urbanization are shaping the evolutionary trajectories of plants and animals.