Elephants are the largest land animals worldwide, used in tourism in several countries, and are often gentle to humans despite their gigantic sizes. However, the elephant population has fallen greatly ...

Keystone species play an outsized role in the ecosystem, affecting the natural balance in ways that cannot easily be replaced.

A study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology on July 6 found that drugs such as methamphetamines that make their way into the world’s waterways through human waste can actually cause fish ...

Rodenticides, or poisons targeting mice and rats, are harmful to more than just the animals they’re marketed to target. One of the species impacted by these chemicals is the coyote. Love ‘em or hate ...

Water levels, plant life, and wildlife behavior shift constantly. What looks quiet on the surface often reflects ...

The removal of wolves has led to an overabundance of ungulates like elk and deer, which heavily browse young trees and vegetation, particularly along rivers and streams. This overbrowsing impacts ...

The return of apex predators such as sharks can restore critical ecological balance to coral reefs, creating healthier ecosystems. New research found a rise in the shark population on Ashmore Reef, ...

ARLINGTON, Virginia, December 16, 2008 (ENS) - Jellyfish blooms are ruining some of the world's most beautiful vacation spots, according to a new online report by the National Science Foundation on ...

Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have proposed a structured framework to ...