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A growing body of research is examining how human activity alters when animals are active. 

When it comes to wildlife management, few topics generate more debate than predator control to support big game populations.

Wildlife health is influenced by a complex mix of environmental and biological pressures, from habitat fragmentation and reduced prey to exposure to infectious pathogens.

Wildlife researchers today can collect ecological data at scales that were unimaginable a decade ago.

In March 2018, something unusual happened near the outskirts of Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan. Photos emerged of a large male tiger wandering in broad daylight, unconcerned...

Most people only hear about the larger, well-known big cats like snow leopards in the high Himalayas or Bengal tigers in subtropical forests. These charismatic species often...

Dog impacts on wildlife are not well understood, but the evidence to date is concerning. Several studies have shown that free-roaming dogs threaten wildlife through predation, harassment,...

Historically, pumas were found from the Appalachians to New England, but by the late 1800s, they disappeared from the eastern US after being hunted to extinction.

Historically, the mountain lion (Puma concolor) occupied nearly every region of North America, but today its distribution has been greatly reduced due to habitat loss, fragmentation, and human...

The Bobcat (Lynx rufus) is one of North America’s most adaptable wild cats, occupying habitats like deserts and forests even to suburban edges.