Students shouldn’t be alarmed if they start hearing owl, whale or wolf calls around campus – it’s probably just a cell phone ringtone. Conservation biology doctoral candidate Jon Slaght, who studies ...

Habitat loss nearly drove the Blakiston's fish owl to extinction. But caring hands are helping their numbers rise.

Its center is lined by 1,500-meter peaks. The heavily forested area is home to a diverse group of animals, including the Blakiston's fish owl, which is at imminent risk of extinction. Shiretoko's ...