Why is it that a squirrel may calmly take food from a picnic table while a deer runs as if its life depends on it at the snap ...

Polar bear encounters with humans are a regular concern for scientists and communities near polar bear habitats, but new research is showing the bears' reasons for coming in contact with humans might ...

Humans are often described as “super-predators,” but wildlife may not respond to us as uniformly as once thought. People have ...

Polar bears depend on frozen ocean surfaces more than any other land predator. The ice functions as a platform where they ...

Researchers exposed pumas in the Santa Cruz mountains to the sound of human voices to see if they would react with fear and flee, and the results were striking: They were definitely afraid of humans.

Humans have climbed to the top of the food chain by skillfully hunting, trapping, and fishing for other animals at scales that far exceed other predators, altering how the animals behave and earning ...

Spring is when many species are on the move looking for mates and securing territories for the breeding season. NCWRC provides helpful guidance for people when encountering wildlife during this ...