Area of Focus: Methods

March 23, 2023

Colorado investing $1 million to reduce human-bear conflict

Grants will go to small community projects across the state

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 15, 2023

WSB: Spray can help keep the polar bears away

Researchers examined historical records to determine how effective bear spray is on polar bears

March 15, 2023

On a global scale, livestock outweighs wildlife—literally

Livestock has 30 times more biomass than land mammals and 15 times more than marine mammals

Beluga whale image taken from drone footage
March 10, 2023

Flying drones at low altitudes may harass belugas

Researchers examined footage to find out why belugas were diving deep into the water of the St. Lawrence Estuary

March 10, 2023

The relationship between climate change and human-wildlife conflict

A warming climate is exacerbating conflicts between people and wildlife

March 3, 2023

Wild Cam: When humans are away, Glacier wildlife strays

The COVID-19 shutdown provided a natural experiment to understand wildlife behavior in Glacier National Park

February 28, 2023

COVID lockdowns brought tigers closer to roads

GPS-collared male and female tigers responded differently to the lockdown

February 27, 2023

Can scientist bring back the dodo?

A “de-extinction Company” plans to genetically engineer the extinct Mauritian bird

February 23, 2023

What’s the best way to translocate snakes?

Researchers examined dozens of studies to find the best strategies