For many endangered species, population decline to the brink of extinction leads to inbreeding, exposing a species to deleterious recessive mutations that severely limit its potential to recover. But ...

Populations of Michigan's only rattlesnake, the eastern massasauga, are showing the negative effects of inbreeding in ...

In 1995, panthers from Texas were introduced to the Sunshine State in an attempt to preserve the Florida panther population from inbreeding leading toward extinction. A new study shows that inbreeding ...

Florida panthers are making a comeback. That's the conclusion a team including UCLA biologists has come to following an attempt at a genetic rescue for the cat that began 30 years ago. Subscribe to ...

The red-headed wood pigeon, a critically endangered species endemic to the Ogasawara Islands, Japan. Although it was on the verge of extinction in the 2000s, it can now be seen even near residential ...

The population of Florida panthers has increased tenfold over the past 30 years, thanks to the introduction of pumas from Texas into the Everglades. Despite that outside DNA, new research finds ...

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