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Against the orange glare of high-pressure sodium lights, a small projector cast an image of a northern jaguar against the steel wall strung with razor wire that runs along West International Street in downtown Nogales, Ariz.

Wolverines could return to Colorado under legislation that cleared that state's legislature.

It’s human behavior that gives state, federal agencies a reason for concern.

State and federal officials say fires that hit Virginia this spring and fall season caused some damage but may add ecosystem diversity.

For Star subscribers: Searchers are trying to help more families learn what happened to missing loved ones. But laws restrict their access to wilderness areas that are now "open graveyards."

There were five recorded wild jaguar sightings in the United States in 2023 after the creature almost went extinct in the Southwest in the 1960s.

A paper was published observing a correlation between the red wolf’s decline and increases in many of the animals the wolves hunt. In the peer-reviewed journal Animal Conservation, scientists said that correlation suggests that even a small population of red wolves, like the one that persists at Alligator River and nearby Pocosin Lakes in northeastern North Carolina, can have a noticeable impact on the broader ecosystem.

Fears about how the red wolves would affect deer and other species have persisted in northeastern North Carolina. A new study counted animals to find out.

Can demolishing abandoned dirt paths point the way to a more sustainable future?

A series of sightings suggests the big cats are, against the odds, growing in numbers in New Mexico and Arizona. But Trump’s border wall could yet halt their progress