Wildlife

"Global warming is putting wildlife at risk, leading to hard questions about wilderness ethics."

"Venom from one of the world's most poisonous spiders may help save the world's honeybees, providing a biopesticide that kills pests but spares the precious pollinators."

"Disappearing puffins, stray whales, invading sailfish: The North Atlantic is in a bad way. Here's why."

"The proportion of polar bear females around the Arctic islands of Svalbard who gave birth to cubs crashed to just 10% in 2014, according to a small scientific survey of the animals. It follows a series of warm years and poor sea ice."

"Less food for hawks, owls, white-tailed kites, falcons and even golden eagles is theorized to be connected to years of too-dry weather. One apparent consequence: a 'breeding crash' beyond any in local experts' memory."

"In a deep fjord in British Columbia called the Douglas Channel, where the Kitimat River pours runs of Chinook salmon into the Pacific Ocean, fishermen see singing humpback whales fling themselves into the air."

"Honeybees could be on their way back, according to a new federal report."

"Hunter mistook animal for a coyote and escapes being cited despite wolves being a protected species in the state."

"The Obama administration [Friday] released two new proposed rules and a new policy designed to clarify how it designates and protects critical habitat for threatened and endangered species, a key bulwark against extinction."

"Pesticides are directly responsible for a massive decline in the bee population in North America and Europe, a new study out of Harvard University says."