Month: June 2019

June 25, 2019

Watch: Recreationists use wildlife overpass

Humans are potentially ruining a newly-built $5 million wildlife overpass meant to give wildlife an option for crossing a highway in Utah. The Utah Department of Transportation built miles of...

June 25, 2019

Tire “dummies” can help conservationist track dead sea otters

What does a sea otter and half a car tire have in common? They both float to the same places. Researchers looking for a way to better track possible sea...

June 24, 2019

Starvation prompted mass puffin die-off

It was the end of October 2016 when the first reports of dead puffins and auklets began trickling in on the small Pribilof island of St. Paul. Local Aleuts had...

June 24, 2019

Ruminating on ruminants’ evolutionary tree

Researcher have completed a detailed study of the genomes of ruminants in an effort to shed light on the evolution of species from deer to antelope to domesticated species. The...

June 24, 2019

Drawing a line on sagebrush fires may cause other problems

Efforts to limit wildfires on sagebrush landscapes may lead to unintended ecological consequences for species like sage-grouse, according to recent research. The Bureau of Land Management wanted to analyze the...

June 21, 2019

Tapping into private landowners for bird diversity

Privately owned forests in Costa Rica may support just as much bird biodiversity as protected forests, according to new research. Daniel Karp, an assistant professor in the Department of Wildlife,...

June 21, 2019

Wolf tale opens eyes to ‘the unknown world of wildlife’

“Every year I sit alone with a wolf,” Douglas Smith wrote. “The wolf doesn’t agree to this, as I catch it as part of a research program on wolves in...

June 21, 2019

Watch: Bald eagles possess swimming talent

A bald eagle was recently caught on camera swimming in Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire. This isn’t the first time someone witnessed and recorded this, and experts say it’s actually...

June 20, 2019

JHU Press publishes new wildlife books

From topics such as the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation to conserving wildlife internationally, Johns Hopkins University Press will publish four new wildlife books that can benefit wildlifers and...

June 20, 2019

Man smuggles live finches into JFK using hair curlers

U.S. customs officials say a man attempted to smuggle 34 live finches through John F. Kennedy International Airport earlier this week, stuffing the colorful finches inside hair rollers. Officials say...