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.

An image of an adult penguin in a crowd of youngsters wins the top prize of an ecology photography competition.

The structure was the cornerstone of a UCLA conservation science center.

Universities are still assessing the extent of the damage; field sites are at risk and some equipment has been damaged.

A new report finds the decline in vertebrate abundance over the past four decades is most severe in South and Central America.

The new finding could aid tiger conservation, with only 4,000 of the big cats remaining.