Tag: habitat

Lakes and other water bodies in a northeastern Alberta delta are drying up, causing trouble for muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus), according to recent research using satellite imagery. Muskrats in Canada use...

When Rick Johnstone went about improving bee habitat in a utility easement at Maryland’s Patuxent Wildlife Refuge, he could see the difference taking place on the ground within a year....

Champions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund are again pushing to reauthorize the program before it expires. The fund, which uses proceeds from offshore and gas drilling to conserve...

Compared to the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) seems to get overlooked. And compared to the peaks and parks of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, so does...

Site visits are critical to helping scientists learn more about species and their habitats. The trips often take them into areas most people do not have a chance to explore,...

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is asking the Bureau of Land Management to remove greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) habitat from a planned oil and gas lease sale. The Dec. 6 sale...

The Minnesota Chapter of The Wildlife Society will hold its annual summer workshop Aug. 16 in St. Michael, Minnesota, with this year’s theme being wildlife and habitat restorations. The workshop...

Bumblebees that live in cities and villages seem to be faring better than bumblebees using agricultural fields as habitat, according to new research. To determine how the bees were faring...

Tagen Baker’s organic farm in California is bustling with life. It’s not just the historic acres of walnut trees on the property, or the fields of lavender, or the heirloom...

Birds that specialize on eastern hemlock forests have been declining as a result of an invasive insect devastating the trees, according to new research. Researchers knew from past studies that...