Editor's note: April Vaos, environmental educator for the Lake County Forest Preserves, wrote this story. In your forest preserves, winter is peaceful, the sounds softened by snowfall and an apparent ...

Warming temperatures are helping invasive animal species thrive and expand their habitats in the United States, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. And in turn, more invasive species in more ...

In a twist on using animals as biological control, a method that has not always been well understood and in many cases been an absolute disaster for the environment, scientists have successfully given ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s wildlife killing program has just announced its shocking death toll of wildlife killed last year. In 2019, USDA’s Wildlife Services program spent millions of ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — The Sonoran desert is home to many different animals and some of them are only found here in this desert. With temperatures expected to warm for at least another 50 years some ...

On islands, many plants rely on animals such as birds, bats and reptiles to disperse their seeds and help them grow in new places. When native animals go extinct, this naturally reduces seed dispersal ...

The mural called Land Defender Elder is a tribute to Indigenous women along with animals native to Michigan. Jamie John’s Indigenous identity is central to much of his art, and the mural he has ...

Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that data referenced in the graphic reflects native species. The information references non-native animals and insects, with the ...

The kiwi is New Zealand's most iconic bird. Round and fuzzy, the bird is flightless and has a long beak that makes it adorable or awkward, depending on who you ask. New Zealanders are even known as ...