Environment

The UW-based Conservation magazine has won a gold award in a national competition sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

One of the questions raised by climate change has been whether it could cause more species of animals to interbreed.

DNA analysis and the work of Biology's Sam Wasser has proved a game changer in wildlife crime investigation.

UW's Conservation Canines are back on the case, helping researchers discover the interrelationships of wolves and other carnivores in Eastern Washington.

A team of UW biologists has identified a key mechanism plants use to decide when to release their floral scents to attract pollinators.

To stop elephant slaughter in Africa, zoologist Sam Wasser spent years extracting DNA from elephant dung and tissue. Much of the world's poached ivory, he discovered, comes from just three places.

UW biologist Samuel Wasser's pioneering work is helping stop illegal ivory trade that's decimating the African elephant population.

Biologists estimate the business kills roughly one out of every ten African elephants each year.

Most illegally poached African elephant ivory can be traced back to just two areas of Africa, research shows.

The key to saving elephants from poachers could be locked up in the animals' DNA, according to the results of a new study.

Most illegal ivory comes from animals killed in two areas in Africa: Tanzania and a protected area that spans Gabon, Republic of Congo, Cameroon and the Central African Republic.

Investigators who collected DNA from the tusks of slain elephants have identified two large areas where the slaughter has been occurring

Research from UW Biology Professor Tom Daniel and colleagues shows Hawkmoths see at dusk by slowing down visual processing in the brain.

A new video looks back on the outstanding work of our students, faculty, and alumni in 2015.

The boreal forest is one of the world’s largest storehouses of carbon and home to an abundance of animals and birds.