Researchers explore the value of continent-wide analyses

An inside look at the laboratories that support a world-renowned attraction

The findings showed that of nearly 3 billion birds lost, 90 percent belong to 12 bird families, including sparrows, warblers, finches, and swallows—common, widespread species

Ancient DNA is a challenging medium because it's in the process of degradation

Dr. Ronald J. Kendall is head of the Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory and professor of Environmental Toxicology in the Department of Environmental Toxicology at Texas Tech University

Forest patches are opportunities to conserve wildlife

Less adaptable, slow-lived species requiring specialist environmental conditions will likely fall victim of extinction

The white-throated rail is a chicken-sized bird, indigenous to Madagascar in the south-western Indian Ocean

Shade trees provide some refuge among deforestation and species decline

On the Hawaiian island of Oahu, it is possible to stand in a lush tropical forest that doesn't contain a single native plant