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One campus's solution for "Squirrels Gone Wild!"
Squirrels at the University of California-Davis have it made. 5300 acres of lush habitat. The eastern fox squirrel is living large on the University of California Davis campus. Wildlife scientists will...
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Evolution Revolution: "We haven't scratched the surface"
Galapagos tortoises and finches may be the first creatures that come to mind when we think of evolution. But as intriguing as Charles Darwin’s discoveries were, he didn’t write the only book on...
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Would you eat a sea kitten?
You can make a cute little sea kitten character like this at the new section of PETA's Web site, peta.org/sea_kittens. You don't have to look at the page views of Web sites like cutelittlekittens.com...
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Whales''first line of defense'
FLAGLER BEACH, Florida - The wind is out today in Florida, and that means my quest to see one of the most endangered whales in the world will be shifted a bit. Patsy Sater and Paul Henderson watch for...
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Shooting endangered whales with a crossbow
ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida - Katie Jackson has one of those jobs that must be fun to explain at a cocktail party: She uses a crossbow to fire darts at endangered whales. When right whales become entangled...
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Don't mess with this gang (of birds)
Common ravens, contrary to what was thought, sometimes forage in gangs. You may think of ravens as solitary creatures rapping at chamber doors, but new research shows that some of young ones form...
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Whale sedated at sea - a scientific first
Two drops of whale tranquilizer is enough to kill a person. But last week, scientists used rifle-like guns and foot-long needles to shoot two cups’ worth of the stuff into an endangered whale off the...
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Renewable energy could threaten wildlife
In a weird sort of environmental paradox, the Natural Resources Defense Council on Wednesday released maps of the American West showing areas that would be damaged if they're developed for renewable...
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Meat for sex?
Have you ever treated a date to an expensive meal in the hope of "getting lucky" afterwards? A new study finds that this may actually work - if you're a chimpanzee. Sagu, an adult male chimpanzee,...
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See a squirrel, become a "citizen scientist"
In today's Tech section I write about how "citizen scientists" around the world are collecting data that helps professional scientists do their research. The movement is gaining steam as climate change...
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