Wildlife

The U.S. is enduring its worst poultry health disaster, with some 52.7 million birds dead. Unlike another recent outbreaks, this one has lasted through the summer — and it’s still going strong.

The only other bear diagnosed with the strain was an adult female black bear in Quebec.

Some 927 whale sightings were reported by Alaska cruise lines this year. 

Numerous studies and Indigenous whalers’ reports are documenting more killer whales spending more time and making more predation attempts in far-north waters.

It’s rare for a new wolf to find its way to Prince of Wales Island and breed with a member of the local population.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a rehearing of the issue, a move that could possibly squash the project.

The study used about 40 years of state harvest data to analyze the efficacy of using wolf and bear reduction to increase moose hunter success.

Bar-tailed godwits fly over vast, lonely oceans to nest invisibly in bumps of tundra vegetation.

Caribou and reindeer populations have been declining around the circumpolar north.

The lack of oxygen in landfills means organic matter like pumpkins produce methane gas, a greenhouse gas that’s harmful for the climate.