Area of Focus: Habitat Ecology

June 8, 2023

To protect black terns, follow their migration

Focusing on the breeding grounds may not be enough

June 7, 2023

WM: Treating sagebrush doesn’t aid sage-grouse

A new Wildlife Monograph questions this management approach

June 5, 2023

For ducks in the Prairie Pothole Region, timing is everything

Agriculture and climate are reshaping the landscape

June 2, 2023

Snake sightings shore-ly surprising for beachgoers

Species like cottonmouths and Burmese pythons sometimes turn up on beaches

May 30, 2023

Black-backed woodpecker model informs fire management decisions

Black-backed woodpeckers prefer a mosaic of burns after a fire

May 26, 2023

Ranchers provide insight into carnivore fencing

Scientists met with landowners once a month to create fencing surveys

May 26, 2023

Over 100 burrowing owls released in Canadian wild

The owls are head-started and released as breeding pairs

May 25, 2023

Coyotes that hunt moose may also go after humans

To understand why coyotes attack humans, researchers examined what the canids were eating

May 25, 2023

Environmental risks higher for urban bees

Researchers found more environmental stressors and changes in urban bees’ microbiomes

May 24, 2023

Humpback whales don’t compete with boat noise

Male humpbacks increase their volume when the wind is noisy, but not around noisy boats