The tiny wild cat science nearly missed
A newly recognized living cat faces an urgent habitat question.
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The bird that flies on free fuel from the sky
Tracking data reveal the hidden economics of soaring.
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The iguana found in a bottle of water
Environmental DNA reveals wildlife that may never be seen.
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How New Zealand’s giant wētā came back from one island
Captive breeding, protected islands and long-term monitoring produced multigenerational evidence of recovery.
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A wild whistle returns to a Tennessee savanna
Wild coveys are using habitat rebuilt with thinning, mulching and prescribed fire.
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When artificial intelligence works for rangers—not instead of them
AI helped reduce a camera-trap workload while Traditional Owners and rangers retained verification and governance.
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Two new calves bring hope to Hawaiʻi’s rarest false killer whales
Two newborns offer a hopeful signal for a population believed to number only about 140 animals.
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Night walks are helping map koalas in New South Wales
Repeatable routes, spotlights and audio equipment are building a long-term conservation record.
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A tiny wireless lab is revealing how brains work in the real world
A device lighter than a U.S. dime records neural activity while small animals move and socialize.
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The pelican that knocked for help
A ten-minute rescue—and a lesson about fishing line that remains dangerous long after it is discarded.
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How scientists discover an animal no one has named before
Ships, microscopes, chemistry, DNA libraries and habitat models reveal a new genus and species.
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A lion stronghold begins to breathe again
Stronger patrols, camera-trap evidence and ecosystem restoration offer cautious signs of recovery.
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A humpback rescue off Oregon
A difficult disentanglement effort, and why its outcome must not be assumed.
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Life along Asian elephant pathways
Communities and conservation teams working where people and elephants share space.
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The world of Southern Resident orcas
Salmon, sound and family life in a dated research overview—not a new announcement.
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