How AI can help NZ rid its wilderness of ‘hold‑out’ pest possums – The Conversation
Our new research shows this approach can work well – but only if the AI learns not to…
Sightings of ‘Sammy’ the seal lying near dead birds in Portland spark community concerns
For seven years, Scott Kempton has taken boats out of the waters of Portland, Victoria for maintenance, but…
Why bird flu poses a high risk to many Australian native mammals
It was always a matter of when, not if, bird flu would arrive on mainland Australia. Australia was…
Sea lion pulls off brazen tuna heist as fisherman tries and fails to hold onto his first big catch
Everyone remembers the kid who stole other people’s lunches in school. As it turns out, sea lions never…
Iceland resumes whale hunting after two-year hiatus amid protest
The International Whaling Commission banned the commercial killing of whales in 1986 amid alarm at the declining stock…
Elephant seal pups rack up PFAS while nursing
Northern elephant seal females and pups go through intense cycles of fueling and fasting. Thanks to extremely…
Deadly parasitic tapeworm detected in West Coast wildlife for first time
Ebola outbreak in Africa grows Dr. Marc Siegel discusses growing concerns over an Ebola outbreak in Africa, including…
The Cockroach of Dinosaurs Likely Survived Extinction Because of Its Big Wet Eggs
Fantastic numbers of leathery, beaked Lystrosaurus—a distant ancestor to today’s mammals, often the size of a small dog—roamed…
Parents charged after ‘unsupervised’ child crawls toward wolves and is injured
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A toddler described as “unsupervised” was injured by a wolf…
Argentina updates national IUCN mammal list with new focus on non-native species
The Argentine Society for the Study of Mammals reviews the national IUCN Red List of mammal species…
A bonobo named Kanzi could play pretend, challenging ideas about animal imaginations
Kanzi, a language-trained bonobo, identified and tracked pretend objects across tea party-like experiments, marking the first controlled…
Raccoons Keep Picking Locks Even After They’ve Eaten the Reward. Scientists Say They Do It to “Forage Information”
A raccoon and puzzlebox from the experiment. Credit: Hannah Griebling The marshmallow was gone, but the trash pandas…