Tag: habitat use

August 21, 2018

JWM: Deer study calls into question juniper removal projects

Across the West, land managers are undertaking juniper removal projects in an effort to restore sagebrush landscapes where fire suppression has allowed the plant to take over. The projects are...

June 6, 2018

JWM: Harvest may not impact where wolves rear pups

How does hunting affect where gray wolves (Canis lupus) bring up their pups? A new study from Idaho suggests that despite the presence of hunters, wolves rear their offspring in...

July 6, 2017

JWM study: New England eiders return to same near-shore wintering areas

In southern New England, eiders winter at the same sites every year, choosing habitats with shallow water and hard bottoms close to the shore, a recent study from Rhode Island...