A dominant and a subordinate male cichlid, Astatotilapia burtoni. (Alex Jordan, Behavioural Evolution Lab, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior) (CN) — Social status doesn’t just shape your life — ...

Social stress is bad for your brain. It’s a prime suspect in the accumulation of oxidative stress in the brain, which is believed to contribute to mental health and neurodegenerative disorders — but ...

ORLANDO, Fla.—The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will consider tightening protections on the West Indian manatee after concluding that a petition demanding that the animal’s endangered status be ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday proposed listing a small freshwater fish as an endangered species and setting aside almost 300 miles of Arizona and New Mexico streams as ...

It's always my pleasure to share new and exciting research in cognitive ethology (the study of animal minds and emotions) and comparative cognition, especially when we learn that some nonhuman animals ...

As part of the process mandated by the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will conduct five-year status reviews of 59 endangered or threatened fish, wildlife and plants.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The stippled studfish, a freshwater species found only in Alabama, is “swimming closer to Endangered Species Act protection,” according to a release from the Center for ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its report on the Golden-Cheeked Warbler’s conservation status Monday, where it recommends that the U.S. Secretary of the Interior downgrade ...

More than a thousand fish species use sounds to exchange information, attract mates, and avoid predators through hums, grunts, clicks, and bubbles. Yet, the vital role of fish sounds—and the impact of ...

(Beyond Pesticides, December 23, 2024) As the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) proposes to list the Monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, a look at the ...