Newswise Feature Channel: Wildlife

New Study Calls for Uplisting Emperor Penguins to Threatened on IUCN Red List

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:35:15 EST

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution among research groups that offer findings to support the protection of species

Fluorescent caves could explain how life persists in extraterrestrial environments

American Chemical Society (ACS) — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 05:00:00 EST

Deep below the Earth's surface, rock formations can shine in brilliant hues of pink, blue and green under black light. Scientists are using these fluorescent features to understand how the caves formed and how life is supported within. They will present their results at ACS Spring 2025.

Las cavernas fluorescentes podrian explicar como persiste la vida en entornos extraterrestres

American Chemical Society (ACS) — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 05:00:00 EST

En las profundidades de la superficie terrestre, las formaciones rocosas pueden brillar en tonos brillantes de rosa, azul y verde bajo luz ultravioleta. Los cientificos utilizan estas caracteristicas fluorescentes para comprender como se formaron las cuevas y como se sostiene la vida en su interior. Presentaran sus resultados en el encuentro de primavera de 2025 de la ACS.

New Public Lands in Payunia to Protect the Guanaco and Other Wildlife

Wildlife Conservation Society — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:10:27 EST

The Province of Mendoza has accepted the donation of 40,000 hectares of private land within the La Payunia Protected Natural Area, located in the department of Malargue.

How Big Brains and Flexible Skulls Led to the Evolution of Modern Birds

University of Chicago Medical Center — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:15:37 EST

3D modeling shows how larger brains triggered changes in jaw muscles and joint mechanics that powered a flexible feeding system for modern birds.

REEL WILD(tm)️ NEW YORK Film Festival Private VIP Event Thursday, April 3 REEL WILD(tm)️ NEW YORK, Two-Day Film Festival, Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5

Wildlife Conservation Society — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:40:20 EST

To celebrate the start of Earth Month, reporters are invited to cover a private VIP event for REEL WILD(tm)️ NEW YORK at the Lotte New York Palace; and to cover REEL WILD(tm)️ NEW YORK, a two day film festival in Manhattan.

Spider Sense: Study Tracks How Web-Building Arachnids Adapt to Noise

University of Nebraska-Lincoln — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:25:02 EST

Since the Industrial Revolution, human activity has led to a surge in environmental noise. The sounds of traffic, airplanes, construction and more clutter the outdoor soundscape, challenging animal

Misha Lived in Zoos, but This Elephant's Tooth Enamel Helps Reconstruct Wildlife Migrations

University of Utah — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:20:54 EST

Misha lived her whole life in zoos, but this elephant's teeth are now helping scientists reconstruct wildlife migrations. University of Utah geologists show how strontium isotopes found in teeth or tusks reveal where large plant-eating animals may have roamed.

UGA Research Evaluates Bat Activity in Winter

University of Georgia — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:45:55 EST

Winter in the South can bring about a sharp change in conditions that impact forests and their many inhabitants. However, new research from the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources finds that, despite these seasonal shifts, forest management efforts are supporting healthy bat populations.

She's Better at Making Her Bed

Universite de Montreal — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:15:51 EST

Young female chimpanzees make their nests earlier and more often than young male chimps, demonstrating their independence right from the start, a new UdeM study finds.

BGSU Researchers Make First-of-Its-Kind Discovery Into Hummingbird Behavior, Lives

Bowling Green State University — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:45:34 EST

Hummingbirds are often highly aggressive and territorial, but in the tough terrains of the Andes Mountains, BGSU researchers found a species is living cohesively with its peers

Pioneering Animal Scientist Grandin to Attend Documentary Screening

University of Nebraska-Lincoln — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:10:48 EST

Temple Grandin, a world-renowned expert in animal welfare who transformed the academic understanding of animal behavior, will visit the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on March 13 for a screening

Megalodon's Body Size and Form Uncover Why Certain Aquatic Vertebrates Can Achieve Gigantism

DePaul University — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:50:00 EST

A new scientific study provides many new insights into the biology of the prehistoric gigantic shark, Megalodon or megatooth shark, which lived nearly worldwide 15-3.6 million years ago. Paleobiology professor Kenshu Shimada of DePaul University led the study along with 28 other shark, fossil, and vertebrate anatomy experts around the globe.

20% of Butterflies in the U.S. Have Disappeared Since 2000

Binghamton University, State University of New York — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:00:00 EST

According to new research featuring faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, butterflies are disappearing at an alarming rate.

Secret Lives of Ancient Antarctic Penguins and Seals Uncovered

University of Adelaide — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:00:00 EST

Analysis of sedimentary ancient DNA has illuminated 6000 years of the lives of Adelie penguin colonies on Antarctica's Ross Sea coast, showing how animals in the region responded to climate and environmental change events over millennia.

Amphibians Bounce-Back From Earth's Greatest Mass Extinction

University of Bristol — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:05:00 EST

Ancient frog relatives survived the aftermath of the largest mass extinction of species by feeding on freshwater prey that evaded terrestrial predators, University of Bristol academics have found.

Lights. Camera. Take Action for Wildlife! WCS Launches REEL WILD(tm)️, a Film Festival, During Earth Month in New York City

Wildlife Conservation Society — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 09:25:08 EST

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is launching REEL WILD(tm)️, a 2-day film festival during Earth Month, including Oscar-nominated films, and Emmy-Award winning programs, that bring the wonders of wildlife and nature to the big screen.

Unicorn of the Sea: Drone Reveals Narwhals' Never-Before-Seen Tusk Behavior

Florida Atlantic University — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:50:29 EST

Using drones, 17 distinct behaviors of narwhals were captured in the wild. Findings reveal complex behaviors of the Arctic's iconic whale never seen before. This highly gregarious whale uses its tusk to investigate, manipulate and influence the behavior of a fish, the Arctic char. The study also provides the first evidence of play, specifically exploratory-object play, and the first reports of kleptoparasitism, a "food thief" situation, among narwhals and glaucous gulls.

Flexible Joints Evolved as Jawed Fish Began Life as Predators

University of Chicago Medical Center — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 18:50:48 EST

Study of modern-day fishes, along with genetic and fossil analyses, shows that synovial joints first appeared in the earliest ancestors of jawed fishes.

Taking Critical Steps Toward Peaceful Human-Elephant Co-Existence in Gabon

Wildlife Conservation Society — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 18:35:22 EST

A 2-year project fostering peaceful human-elephant co-existence in Gabon was launched by the Minister of Water and Forests on 17 February. The project, with funding from the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI), will be implemented with the government by the Wildlife Conservation Society in partnership with Space for Giants.