Area of Focus: Habitat Ecology

May 2, 2024

A sound future for birds starts before birth

Traffic noise can impact birds before they’ve even hatched

May 1, 2024

Shedding light on vanishing fireflies

Climate and other factors are reducing firefly populations

April 18, 2024

Gentrification brings more wildlife to urban areas

Some neighborhoods have more access to nature than others, researchers found

April 10, 2024

WSB: Spotting leopard seals by algorithm

Researchers tested computer programs to see how well they identified individuals by their markings

April 9, 2024

Leatherbacks follow jellyfish along U.S. coastline

The turtles forage along the continental shelf

April 5, 2024

New Brunswick to reward farmers for conservation efforts

The Canadian province plans to incentivize farmers to protect waterways, wetlands and pollinator habitat

March 22, 2024

Urban Cooper’s hawks face a range of threats

Intentional killings by people remain a concern

March 22, 2024

Warming climate shifts bowhead whale migratory path

Bowhead whales are changing their timing and path of migration

March 19, 2024

Study during COVID lockdowns shows diverse wildlife reactions to people

Meat eaters and plant eaters, urban and rural wildlife, respond differently

March 14, 2024

Shedding light on the cryptic ringtail

A study on the Hoopa Valley Reservation has revealed some of the mammal’s secrets