Results for keyword: wildlife biologists
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Dancing with Climate Change
In California's White Mountains, scientists ponder the fate of beardtongues, bristlecone pines and butterflies in a rapidly warming world.
by J. Madeleine Nash, Oct 04, 2010 -
Kind words for a much-maligned mammal
In The Wolverine Way, Douglas Chadwick examines an elusive carnivore and the scientists who study it.
by Brian Park, Aug 29, 2010 -
Small wonders, big world
A couple of hitherto-unknown bees are discovered in Nevada -- just two of the many new species found every year.
by Ray Ring, May 09, 2010 -
One Way to Save the Wolf? Hunt It.
Montana wildlife managers say the state's first wolf hunt has been a success -- for both the hunters and their prey.
by Hal Herring, May 10, 2010 -
Eggstraction
A California condor chick hatches in Pinnacles National Monument, the first one born there in a century.
by Rachel Waldholz, May 09, 2010 -
The marten chronicles
Biologists trying to photograph wolverines see martens as a nuisance, but martens are actually pretty cool creatures themselves.
by Eric Wagner, Apr 14, 2010 -
The wreck
While scientists try to understand the reasons behind recent seabird die-offs, volunteers count the corpses on Northwest beaches.
by Eric Wagner, Dec 06, 2009 -
Keeper of the wildlife
Biologist Les Bighorn, a Dakota Sioux, works to restore the swift fox to its native landscape on the Fort Peck Sioux and Assiniboine Reservation.
by Cathy Moser, Apr 28, 2008 -
Sniffin’ out scat for conservation
Wicket – a wildly energetic dog discovered in an animal shelter – serves scientists by looking for grizzly poop in the Montana wilds.
by Kathryn Socie, Nov 12, 2007 -
'Miss Fish Hatchery'
Wildlife conservation biologist Jenn Logan has a soft spot for the less-glamorous endangered species like razorback suckers and boreal toads
by Scott Gates, Jun 12, 2006
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