Archive: Feature Article

Unexpected Response of Coyotes to New Nonlethal Management Tool

Over the past century, coyotes have expanded their range, now inhabiting everywhere from Alaska to Mexico, and San Francisco to...

Novel Methods to Assess the Population Status of the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake

The eastern massasauga is a small rattlesnake that was once widespread and common but is now threatened in approximately 75...

Nation’s Laws Protecting Animals and Environment Are Essential

Our nation’s foundational environmental laws are a little like air—something you don’t really notice until it’s gone, or is so...

Knitting Nests for Wildlife in Need

The international outpouring of support toward injured and orphaned animal victims of the Australian wildfires has been tremendous. In addition...

Whaling in Decline: Dr. Holt’s Dream Fulfilled

Japan’s whaling underwent some dramatic changes in 2019, following that nation’s departure from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) after more...

Marine Mammal Conference Sounds Alarm, Highlights Positive Actions 

In early December 2019, more than 2,700 marine mammal scientists, policymakers, students, and activists, as well as journalists and others...

Hawaii Agrees to Regulate Live Animal Shipments 

The perils of overseas animal transport were recently underscored when 21 cows perished on a barge traveling from Honolulu to...

Fast Tracking Fatalities: Bust of Horse Racing Doping Ring Highlights Need for Reform

Each year in the United States, hundreds of racehorses die on tracks across the country—a death toll that far exceeds...

Enrichment Strategies for Rabbits in Research 

One of the goals of environmental enrichment is to encourage species-typical behaviors while discouraging abnormal behaviors. Assessing the effectiveness of...

As USDA Dithers, Research Chinchilla Supplier Goes Unchecked

Native to the Andes Mountains in South America, chinchillas are gentle, social, inquisitive, and energetic rodents. Though not typically thought...