Soaring with eagles to protect their habitat
As a Duke Energy helicopter hovered 500 feet over a bald eagle nest near Lake James, North Carolina, environmental scientist Misti Sporer peered through her binoculars. ...
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Desert-friendly yards help local birds in arid cities
The pressures of big city living may take a toll on native desert bird species, but keeping a more drought-tolerant yard may help them keep a toehold in cities like ...
House subcommittee examines the state of wildlife
The Water, Oceans and Wildlife subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the State of Wildlife last week. The hearing was the third ...
Unpredictable climate impacts may await migrating birds
Looking toward the future, researchers found migrating birds in the Western Hemisphere will likely face challenges as a result of a changing climate in the next 40 ...
Invasives are the primary cause of global extinctions in past five centuries
Invasive species are either the culprits or the accomplice in the extinction of some 300 species across the planet, according to new research. “It tells us ...
YouTube videos reveal why some amphibians become invasive
YouTube videos that people upload of their amphibian pets are helping researchers understand what types of frogs and salamanders may become invasive. “The same ...
Trump administration requests refuge funding increase
The Trump administration recently requested an increase in funding for national wildlife refuges for the Fiscal Year 2020 federal budget. This comes just weeks ...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces gray wolf recovery
Last week, during the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...
Found middens give squirrels a helping hand
To survive amid spruce trees, where cone production comes and goes from year to year, North American red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) put away cones during ...