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Recent news from the Department of Biology

A close up of two hands holding a small sturgeon.

Wisconsin tribes helped lake sturgeon recover but climate change stresses its ability to adapt

Changing weather conditions make the future of the ancient, enormous fish uncertain

Newly hatched baby birds reach upwards inside a nestbox filled with feathers and twigs. The baby birds haven't opened their eyes, have few feathers and are pink with open yellow beaks.

When one (bird) parent leaves

Male nest desertion can leave chicks in a vulnerable situation

A group of people stand in the water holding a large fish on a stretcher-like platform. The fish is several feed long. A boat is in the water behind the people.

Can the Mekong, the world’s most productive river, endure relentless strain?

Grizzly bear-size catfish are among the river’s mysteries on the brink