Birds congregate in riparian areas in dry years
When Monte Neate-Clegg was a graduate student managing bird banding stations in riparian areas in Utah, he noticed a lot of fluctuation in the number of birds showing up each ...
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Mountaintop removal heightens water toxicity
Mountaintop removal mining, a coal mining technique commonly used in the Appalachian Mountains, can result in water quality levels that are toxic to aquatic ...
By cleaning up carcasses, hyenas also reduce disease
Hyenas aren’t the most popular species, but in one Ethiopian town, they may be reducing the spread of diseases from dead animals to people and livestock. When ...
TWS2021: Disease, predation causing Appalachian spotted skunk decline
The Appalachian subspecies of the eastern spotted skunk is facing large declines, likely due to a combination of predation and canine distemper, a disease fatal to ...
TWS2021: Even rural squirrels consume plastic
With COVID-19 regulations resulting in a greater use of disposable masks and gloves, students were noticing an increase in plastic showing up in trashcans on ...
Climate change affects pikas even in unlikely areas
Climate change is driving American pikas upslope throughout much of their range. That appears to be true even in the Northern Rockies, where researchers thought ...
NOAA seeks public input on ‘30 by 30’ conservation goals
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced two public hearings to solicit input on the agency’s role in meeting the ...
USFWS finalizes increased habitat for northern spotted owls
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will increase critical habitat designated for northern spotted owls under the Endangered Species Act to approximately 9.4 million ...
Climate change an emerging factor in human-wildlife conflict
In 2015, the largest marine heat wave in the U.S. hit the Pacific Coast. Whales moved closer to shore to find prey, but they came across something dangerous—they ...