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An elementary school student imagines a food chain. Chris Buddle.
In December 2015, the Ecological Society of America will celebrate a big birthday: 100 years Read more
When polar bears (Ursus maritimus) meet glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreaus) over the remains of a bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), they may be sharing more than a meal. As the warming climate brings animals into new proximity, parasites, viruses, and bacteria can find opportunities to spread to new and naïve hosts, sometimes jumping from birds to mammals, and from marine ecosystems to land ecosystems. Photo credit, USGS.
When wild birds are a big part of your diet, opening a freshly shot bird Read more
Resilience to Extreme Weather Royal Society Report Executive Summary
Between 1980 and 2004, extreme weather cost the world an estimated US$1.4 trillion and much Read more
  A pair of Gunnison sage grouse. Credit/US Fish and Wildlife ServiceThe recent US Fish Read more
Onja Razafindratsima, a graduate student at Rice University, observes a lemur in a Madagascar rainforest. Razafindratsima led a three-year study to explore the relationship between lemurs and trees. Lemurs eat the fruit and spread its seeds far from the parent tree. Credit, Onja Razafindratsima/Rice University.
On the island nation of Madagascar, the long-limbed local primates, lemurs, are for some trees, Read more
Legislative Tracker

Legislative Tracker

ESA tracks legislation relevant to the ecological community. This legislative tracker can be sorted by sponsor, committee, status and more.

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Federal Budget Tracker

Federal Budget Tracker

ESA’s Federal Budget Tracker monitors the federal appropriations process and provides information on budgets relevant to ecological sciences.

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Federal Register Tracker

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National Nature Assessement

National Nature Assessement

The first ever National Nature Assessment report will assess the state of the U.S.’s lands, waters and wildlife and the specific benefits that they provide. Check this page for updates from ESA about this report and process.

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Policy News

The Ecological Society of America’s Policy News provides bi-monthly summaries of major environmental and science policy news.

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