Intraspecific predation is taxonomically wide-spread, but few species routinely prey on conspecifics. This is surprising as conspecifics could be a valuable resource for animals limited by food. A ...

In this episode of A Moment in the Wild, wildlife technician Zach Truelock introduces a species of mole salamander that only comes above ground to breed. Meet the Tiger Salamander. This species is ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Introduction of nonnative species and consequent genetic introgression of native taxa is a primary conservation concern, particularly for ...

Birds and butterflies might be the most visually obvious autumn migrators, but whether it’s in the air or underfoot, there are all sorts of creatures moving across the landscape in retreat of the ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) – Thirteen years after designation as a threatened species, the central California tiger salamander finally has a required recovery plan. The plan is due to a settlement ...

A Santa Rosa biologist is proposing to build tunnels under Stony Point Road to protect California tiger salamanders that are crossing the road to breed. "I have been doing road surveys since 2000, and ...

The Endangered Species Act is one of the most vital environmental laws on the federal books. It also, in some respects, is one of the most flawed. These flaws have allowed it to be used more as a ...

On rainy nights in east Santa Maria, California tiger salamanders are known to cross Dominion, Foxen Canyon, and Orcutt-Garey roads as they trundle from underground burrows to vernal pools to breed.

One rarely seen, colorful salamander species with clownish fixed smiles is prompting a lot of smiles among biologists in Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR). In the 1990s, as development, ...

SACRAMENTO — State wildlife officials Wednesday ruled that the California tiger salamander deserves protection as a threatened species, subjecting landowners to more scrutiny if they want to build or ...

Tigers are one of the planet’s most ferocious predators. The largest of all the big cats, these animals are at the top of the food chain in their domain, which once spread across Asia and India.