Environmental News

The study, which received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) this week, is just one example of how wildlife scientists are working to understand the impacts of what many are calling the “anthropause”—the dramatic slowdown in human activity caused by the pandemic.

During the worldwide shutdown in response to the COVID‐19 pandemic, many reports emerged of urban wildlife sightings.

Sales are through the roof for seed suppliers, birdhouse builders, and small businesses helping people connect with the nature in their backyards.

One of the pleasures of summer birding is the chance to observe nesting activities of various species.

Join Xerces’ Pesticide Program Director, Aimee Code and Pollinator Conservation Specialist, Emily May as they offer simple pest management tips for your garden.

In California, a group of researchers mapped the sounds of the hermit warbler (Setophaga occidentalis) and analyzed the impacts caused by forest fire on the birds’ songs.

Community science may not yet be enough to help scientists determine bird population trends around the world.

In a new study, scientists assembled a dataset of the 142 known viruses that spill over from animals to humans and the species implicated as potential hosts.

Join Emma Pelton, Senior Conservation Biologist with the Xerces Society, for this webinar that will discuss updates on overwintering habitat, conservation status, an explanation of habitat selection by micro-climates, grove management, and actions being taken to implement the Western Monarch Conservation Plan. 

Ever heard of the California Gull bird?  This bird closely resembles the Herring Gull or Ring-billed Gull. This was the species that came to the rescue of the Mormon settlers whose crops were threatened by a grasshopper plague in 1848, inspiring the seagull monument in Salt Lake City.