“I don’t do things the same way as other people, that’s always been my moniker. I truly am a horse of a different color,” reflects Gwen Kolb, the New Mexico State Coordinator for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, commenting on her career as she prepares to retire.

Every year, individual wolves across America leave the pack they were born into and go solo, becoming a “lone wolf” in the wild. Known as “dispersing,” this is how wolves find mates and form new packs.

In late October, the Texas Sealife Center in Corpus Christi received two calls from citizens who found western burrowing owls in places where they shouldn’t have been. One was found in a private homeowner’s yard in Robstown, Texas, with an injured wing; and the other was found on the ground near a...

Have you ever wondered how biologists “count” wildlife populations? For the Mexican wolf, it takes a coordinated effort across multiple state, federal, and tribal agencies over several months. It’s a process that involves detailed planning, trained aerial darters, multiple aircraft, and good...

Fish in the desert? It seems impossible but not in the ciénega habitat.