Climate change leads birds to migrate earlier
Climate change is prompting migratory birds to take flight earlier, raising questions about how these shifts will affect their ability to persist in a warming ...
David Frey
JWM: For spotted owls, missing the trees for the forest
Protecting remaining old growth forests won’t always conserve northern spotted owls, a team of researchers found. Instead, they say, managers may need to zoom in ...
JWM: Two similar species have different responses to climate
Trappers in Quebec have been noticing an unusual shift on their lines taking place over the past few decades. Fishers have been on the rise, while martens have been ...
WSB: Two thumbs up for Colorado two-strike bear policy
Since 1985, Colorado wildlife officers have had a two-strike policy in dealing with black bears. One call about a bear in the trash, the car trunk or the kitchen, ...
Wild Cam: Habitat restoration not enough to protect caribou
Across the landscape of British Columbia and Alberta stretch hundreds of thousands of kilometers of seismic lines — strips of land cleared to test for oil and gas ...
For North Dakota bats, dwindling wetlands are crucial
Under the best of circumstances, bats can be tricky to study. In North Dakota, where caves are few and bats may roost wherever they can find a rocky crevice, it can ...
WSB: Marksmen outperform hunters eliminating infected herd
Chronic wasting disease has mostly affected North American wildlife, but when it appeared among reindeer in Norway in 2016, authorities took drastic action. ...
Bison don’t surf – they make waves
Bison aren’t simply grazing as they move across the meadows of Yellowstone National Park. They are engineering the environment, manipulating the forage on the ...
Caribou migrate a long way — but wolves travel even farther
In the battle between wolf and caribou, who wins? This isn’t a battle for survival. This is bragging rights for long-distance travel. Researchers set out to ...
Network connects data across borders for bird conservation
Birds don’t pay much attention to state lines and national borders. Many have a tendency to fly right over them. And since bird surveys are time consuming and ...