They are an indicator species for environmental health because ... The significance of preserving alpine environments is underscored by the pika’s endearing appearance and vital ecological ...

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is ramping up its surveys of wildlife in the state’s most remote reaches, including in ...

Billions of state and federal dollars are spent on Lake Tahoe, but is all this attention actually protecting this unique ...

Discovered in 1983, the little mammal is critically endangered species with less than 1,000 individuals remaining in the wild. In 1983, Chinese conservationist Li Weidong first encountered the Ili ...

The last assessment of global snow leopard numbers in 2016 estimated that species population numbered ... the goat-like blue sheep or bharal, ibex, pika and hares – have been replaced by ...

These are the best Hiking and Backpacking Trails to do before you die in the USA. from the stunning glaciers of Alaska, and ...

American Pika. Image by Avustfel, CC BY-SA 4.0 https ... the complex interplay between forest management and the survival of old-growth forest species. Oregon Silverspot Butterfly. Image via Wikimedia ...

The version of HB 45 adopted by both the House and Senate changes a single word of Wyoming statute, striking otters from the list of protected species (others include black‑footed ferret, fisher, lynx ...

Lassen is home to 300 species of vertebrates, so it’s entirely possible you might spot a Douglas’s squirrel in the trees or an American pika scurrying around the rocky hillside during your hiking ...