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The fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola is the definitive cause of the skin infections in snakes known as snake fungal disease, or SFD, according to U.S...
New Tool Rates Stream Vulnerability to Unconventional Oil and Gas Development
On average, streams in the Niobrara-Mowry Play of eastern Wyoming, Fayetteville Play of Arkansas, and Barnett Play of Texas ranked most vulnerable to...
Genetic Study Confirms Growth of Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Population
BOZEMAN, Mont. – Genetic data show the grizzly bear population in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has grown since the 1980s with no loss in genetic...
Invasive Northern Snakehead Carries Bacteria as Bad as its Bite
The invasive northern snakehead fish found in the mid-Atlantic area is now cause for more concern, potentially bringing diseases into the region that...
Everglades’ Alligator Numbers Drop after Dry Years
Alligators and the Everglades go hand-in-hand, and as water conditions change in the greater Everglades ecosystem, gators are one of the key species...
Restoration Handbook for Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems, Part 1 - Understanding and Applying Restoration
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Heightened interest in advancing sage-grouse conservation has increased the importance of sagebrush-steppe restoration to recover or...