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For Brown Bears and Salmon, It’s Not Just About Numbers
New research shows how brown bears depend on the full complexity of salmon runs to make a living.
River Pollution Threatens Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Coral bleaching dominates headlines about Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, but perhaps the most dangerous threat lurks on land, far away from the reef itself.
Electrofishing Threatens A Rare Dolphin-Human Partnership
Myanmar’s river dolphins have learned to fish cooperatively with humans. But illegal electrofishing threatens this rare partnership.
Salmon Migrate Using Earth’s Magnetic Field
A new study shows that even nonmigratory salmon are directed by the earth’s magnetic pull.
Recovery: Rehoming Brook Trout, the Dweller of Springs
Throughout its natural range, the brook trout is finding less and less of what it needs most: clean, cold water. But recovery efforts are underway, Ted Williams reports.
Big Fish: Rodent-Eating Trout
Key up the Jaws soundtrack. For years, anglers have claimed Silver Creek's brown trout feed on rodents. Does the science back them up?
