Mammals

Tens of thousands of wild animals, from spring hares to rhinos, died in the name of sport and entertainment in 2023.

The waters around the United States are home to many threatened species who need science-based conservation policies to save them from extinction. They won’t get that for the next four years.

Science says many types of animals can serve as “umbrella species.” But donors and the public pay the most attention to tigers, orangutans and other charismatic megafauna.

Citizen scientists are helping restore the ecosystem engineers to the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.

To understand the problem, look to three monkey species, each of whom face the threat in different (and not always successful) ways.

As their forests disappear, sloths are climbing on dangerous power lines. Veterinarians and rescue centers are developing new techniques to help.

New research finds many will have a tough road ahead.

Going all-in to find a mysterious, charismatic mammal in the mountains of Southeast Asia.

This elusive predator’s stripes act as camouflage, but that’s not enough to protect them from poachers and habitat loss.

Wildlife ecologist Bruce McLellan lived in the remote Flathead Valley in Canada and followed some bears for upwards of 30 years.