The best-preserved remnant of primeval European woods is the Bialowieza Forest, which grows along the border of Poland and Belarus. A World Heritage site since 1979, the 550-square-mile forest covers ...

Fluffy white weasels that once frolicked in snowy fields unnoticed now have a target on their back thanks to global warming, scientists said Thursday. It's a question is "camouflage mismatch". The ...

On a walk one winter afternoon, I spotted two white objects darting across a snow-covered field. White on white, they were difficult to identify at first. It was a short-tailed weasel chasing a ...

When it comes to disappearing into winter landscapes, Minnesota’s weasels boast a distinct advantage. Like snow hares, they shed their brown summer fur for a snow-white coat. This survival adaptation, ...

Days are rapidly getting shorter, and the peanut butter junkies at my feeders are voracious. The familiar Oregon juncos that thronged the feeders all summer are now scarce. But I’ve begun to see slate ...

Every now and then I get an opportunity to work with a species that I don’t have much hands-on experience with. These are often rare or endangered species or a species that is difficult to access and ...

Finding oneself improperly dressed for the weather can have fatal consequences – just ask a white-coated weasel. Animals that live in areas that usually have a lot of snow in the winter often change ...