Tag: Wildlife
Caught on camera: The fossa, Madagascar’s elusive top predator
Asia Murphy, Pennsylvania State University
Mention wildlife on Madagascar and the first thing listeners probably picture is the island’s famed lemurs. As many people know,...
Many native animals and birds thrive in burned forests, research shows
Derek E. Lee, Pennsylvania State University
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is blaming this summer’s large-scale wildfires on environmentalists, who he contends oppose “active management” in...
What elephants’ unique brain structures suggest about their mental abilities
Bob Jacobs, Colorado College
Conservationists have designated August 12 as World Elephant Day to raise awareness about conserving these majestic animals. Elephants have many engaging...
Support for the Endangered Species Act remains high as Trump administration...
Jeremy T. Bruskotter, The Ohio State University; John A Vucetich, Michigan Technological University, and Ramiro Berardo, The Ohio State University
The Endangered Species Act, or...
To avoid humans, more wildlife now work the night shift
Kaitlyn Gaynor, University of California, Berkeley
For their first 100 million years on planet Earth, our mammal ancestors relied on the cover of darkness to...
The Trump administration’s new migratory bird policy undermines a century of...
Amanda Rodewald, Cornell University
The Trump administration has announced a position on protecting migratory birds that is a drastic pullback from policies in force for...
As Arctic sea ice shrinks, new research shows how much energy...
Anthony Pagano, University of California, Santa Cruz
Polar bears live in a remote and inhospitable environment far from most human settlements. For most biologists, opportunities...
Human noise pollution is disrupting parks and wild places
Rachel Buxton, Colorado State University
As transportation networks expand and urban areas grow, noise from sources such as vehicle engines is spreading into remote places....
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
