Area of Focus: Urban Wildlife

The Beaver Balancing Act: Are these ecosystem engineers saviors or pests?

Traffic noise can impact birds before they’ve even hatched

Climate and other factors are reducing firefly populations

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

Intentional killings by people remain a concern

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

Researchers turned to machine learning to find out where short-billed gulls were showing up in Fairbanks, Alaska

Many species subsist in urban areas—especially those with more green space

Artificial water sources could help populations experiencing a drought

Artificial light sources are the number two indicator for where birds may land during their stopovers