Mammals

Extensive searches for this tiny microbat have failed to locate any survivors. The exact cause of its extinction remains unknown.

Ewaso Lions founder Shivani Bhalla aims to help people learn to live with local predators.

This month brings new books about elephants, energy and an all-too-real mythic figure.

Rescuers turn out for Houston’s famous Waugh Bridge bat colony.

Manmade “dam analogues” could help beavers recolonize former habitats — and help fish in the process.

On the cusp of historic ESA success, feds move to permanently isolate iconic bears.

As Endangered Species Act protection ends, it’s all about the numbers.

Science shows that killing wolves does more harm than good.

Lady Liuwa, the lonely lioness who spent more than a decade as the last of her kind in Zimbabwe’s Liuwa Plain National Park, has died of natural causes on the eve of World Lion Day. A survivor of poaching and illegal trophy hunting, Lady Liuwa wandered the park by herself from the late 1990s until 2010, when the first of several companions were successfully transported to Liuwa. Alas, the story since then remained full of near-constant tragedies, but also some hope. Lady Liuwa never bred, but her impact continues with efforts to restore the once-ravaged park. African Parks has the history and a tribute to this resilient big cat. 

USDA’s Wildlife Services kills thousands of animals a year with exploding cyanide capsules.