Hopping Continents: Scientists Discover Deadly Frog Fungus Hails from Southeast Korea
March 20, 2019 – To quote a certain Muppet, it’s not easy being green. And it’s not getting any easier thanks to the deadly fungus...
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With Populations Tumbling, Researchers Race to Understand the Effects of Climate Change on Musk Oxen
February 21, 2019 – As documented climate change in the Arctic accelerates, one of the ecosystem’s most iconic animals is facing a threat to its...
More Than Ruffled Feathers: Mockingbirds Show Heightened Aggression After Lead Exposure
DENVER/January 23, 2019 – Mockingbirds exposed to sub-lethal levels of lead in urban areas display significantly heightened aggression, said Morris Animal Foundation -funded researchers at...
More Research, More Education – Making the World a Better Place for Wildlife
November 27, 2018 – Wind blowing. Leaves rustling. Betsy Robinson and her husband, Steve Gehman, researchers and Morris Animal Foundation monthly donors, are on the...
Plastic Microfibers Found for First Time in Wild Animals’ Stool, from South American Fur Seals
DENVER/November 9, 2018 – For the first time, plastic microfibers have been discovered in wild animals’ stool, from South American fur seals. The findings were...
What’s Scarier than Zombies, Mummies and Vampires? Botflies!
DENVER/Oct. 30, 2018 – How a team of biologists is taking on an infestation and saving a species from extinction Eggs hatching. Larvae burrowing under...
Pilot Studies – Letting Great Ideas Take Flight
October 25, 2018 - The future for Ridgway’s hawks is brighter today because of an investment in a pilot study that showed how researchers might...