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“>Endangered tigers face growing threats from an Asian road-building boom

Neil Carter, University of Michigan Tigers are one of the world’s most iconic wild species, but today they are endangered throughout Asia. They once roamed...

It’s OK to feed wild birds – here are some tips...

Julian Avery, Pennsylvania State University Millions of Americans enjoy feeding and watching backyard birds. Many people make a point of putting food out in winter,...

Animals large and small once covered North America’s prairies – and...

Joel Berger, Colorado State University and Jon Beckmann, University of Nevada, Reno In the grip of winter, the North American prairies can look deceptively barren....

What can you learn from studying an animal’s scat?

Verity Mathis, University of Florida ...

How do we know when a species at risk has recovered?...

H. Resit Akcakaya, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York) Around the world, animals and plants are disappearing at alarming rates. In May...

Battlefields around the world are finding new purpose as parks and...

Todd Lookingbill, University of Richmond and Peter Smallwood, University of Richmond The horrors of war are all too familiar: lives lost, homes destroyed, entire communities...

Feral pigs harm wildlife and biodiversity as well as crops

Marcus Lashley, Mississippi State University They go by many names – pigs, hogs, swine, razorbacks – but whatever you call them, feral pigs (Sus scrofa)...

Black bears adapt to life near humans by burning the midnight...

Kathy Zeller, University of Massachusetts Amherst Amid reports that human activities are pushing many wild species to the edge of extinction, it’s easy to miss...

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