In the 1800s, whooping cranes could be found from Canada to as far as northern Mexico, John White said. An adult Whooping Crane, Grus americana, hunting for crabs in a saltwater marsh in the Aransas National Wi
North America’s ancient bald cypress forests have told scientists about history’s legendary droughts and wet periods. Now they’re warning us about the future.
Theendangeredgolden-cheeked warbler is a nesting resident of central Texas. Vividly colored, it is the only bird species with a breeding range limited to the state. The golden-cheeked warbler is endangered due to the disappearing habitat of the juniper and oak woodlands where they live and nest...
There are dozens of great South Dakota hiking trails for any level. On Saturday, June 1 the most popular organized hike in the United States will take place in the southern Black Hills. The Annual Crazy Horse Memorial® Volksmarch has drawn 15,000 participants in a record year....
Invasive species came into the U.S’s eyes earlier in the day and the problem could either be getting better or worse. These animals are all over our U.S including Texas and Florida etc. Invasive species are a problem and there are many creative ways the problem is being addressed. 716...
Because in midsummer, a miraculous awakening takes place in the Sonora and Chihuahua deserts of Arizona, Texas and northern Mexico: The night-blooming Cereus cactus opens its white flower and perfumes the dry air. More specifically, three species of night-blooming cacti —Cereus greggii,Hylocereus...
“Some of the work in this particular study is really an important first step,” says ecologist Matthew Barnes of Texas Tech University in Lubbock. The experiment occurred in an uncontrolled environment, where there’re a lot of uncertainties and a risk that strong wind or rain could affect th...
Here are 15 majestic species that succumbed to anthropogenic extinction in the past 10,000 years due to hunting or habitat destruction, with information on when and why each went extinct.
Texas 122,864 Florida 88,646 Georgia 77,034 Pennsylvania 63,560 Washington 54,526 Ohio 52,583 New York 51,716 *Some departments and agencies are excluded. Some agency employees near the nation’s capital are recorded as working in D.C., and some locations are suppressed or withheld. See ...
The world’s frogs, salamanders, newts and other amphibians remain in serious trouble. A new global assessment has found that 41% of amphibians that scientists have studied are threatened with extinction, meaning they are either vulnerable, endangered or