Area of Focus: Habitat Ecology

May 9, 2023

Do cougars affect ecosystems by preying on feral donkeys?

Donkey activity patterns may affect vegetation around desert wetlands

May 2, 2023

Researchers map a place for woodpeckers in city parks

Parkland can offer an urban oasis for pileated woodpeckers

May 1, 2023

Beavers may help improve endangered desert fish habitat

Translocated beavers can improve the riparian ecosystem, even in arid areas of Utah

April 26, 2023

Wild Cam: When pumas are gone, nothing quite takes their place

Coyotes thrive at Fort Hood, but they don’t fill the role of apex predator

April 17, 2023

Joint effort reduces invasive bullfrogs in BC

The three-year project sought to protect the endangered northern leopard frog

April 12, 2023

Extreme winter causing massive ungulate die-off in Rockies

Mule deer and pronghorn are succumbing to starvation in parts of Wyoming and Utah

March 30, 2023

USFWS agreement advances conservation on working forests

The agreement formalizes the Wildlife Conservation Initiative

Phillip Jones stands in a gap where trees were removed to allow more light to reach the forest floor.
March 20, 2023

Deer not always to blame for suppressing tree growth

In a Wisconsin forest, deer weren't the main culprit

March 17, 2023

TWS2022: Do cougars use artificial water sources to ambush prey?

Researchers tracked big cats in New Mexico and Arizona to learn more about predation patterns

March 9, 2023

Rising oryx numbers may distress New Mexico ecosystem

South African ungulates introduced decades ago have expanded exponentially in Chihuahuan Desert