Rare, almost extinct wild horse born at the Bronx Zoo

A rare endangered horse was recently born at the Bronx Zoo, making it one of fewer than 2,000 Przewalski’s horses estimated ...

Wyoming’s ‘Path of the Pronghorn’ is a signature away from protections sought for a quarter century

Wyoming is close to designating a migration corridor for pronghorn, a move conservation biologist Joel Berger has long ...

News cycle a bit bleak these days? Here are some adorable pictures of newborn falcons. And a webcam.

Also known as “duck hawks,” the five falcon chicks are UMass Lowell’s real-life River Hawks and can be watched via webcam.
KOSU

Fish and mussels returned to these rivers after decades of cleanup. But new threats loom

Some rivers are success stories where wildlife is bouncing back from heavy pollution. But environmental groups say progress ...
The Cool Down on MSN

Scientists protecting bats and sharks win major conservation honor from National Geographic

The winners were selected for their “exceptional commitment to protecting biodiversity in their regions.” ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Four Rare Guam Kingfisher Chicks Hatch at Virginia Facility, Making an ‘Incredibly Valuable’ Addition to the Small Population of Extinct-in-the-Wild Birds

The species, also known as the sihek, was wiped out from its native Guam and kept alive in captivity. Conservationists ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Meet the Cute, Rare and Remarkable Babies Born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo This Spring

Two chicks hatched this spring at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, the Zoo's conservation science campus in ...

Biologists are searching for Kansas bumble bees, here’s how you can help

Kansas wildlife officials are asking for help from the public in tracking the whereabouts of bumble bees in the Sunflower ...
Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering

Cultivating Data-Driven Approaches with Plant Science

Launched this winter, the Data-Driven Plant Science course bridges experimental biology with embedded sensing, bioinformatics, and machine learning.
Opinion

State's payment to fired biologist asserts free speech right | Opinion

The $485,000 payment announced last week by the state to a biologist unlawfully fired by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, including legal fees of $210,000, for posting a negative ...