Predator Biodiversity Reduces Disease in Tadpoles
After conducting laboratory, field, and modeling studies, researchers at the University of South Florida recently found that biodiversity of predators that consume parasites, such as dragonflies, damselflies, and aquatic bugs,...
Researchers Sequence Unique Caterpillar’s Genome
Eastern tiger swallowtail caterpillars (papilio glaucus) are even cooler than they look. With lime green snake-like bodies, scary faux black and yellow eyes and an orange forked-tongue that often releases...
Hunters and Anglers Protest Land Transfers
Earlier this month, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) — an alliance of more than 1,400 membership-based hunting and fishing organizations — created a coalition to put a stop to...
Yellowstone National Park Plans Elk Population Study
Yellowstone National Park is teaming up with Utah State University to conduct a study that will help determine why the northern Yellowstone elk herd has declined 60 to 70 percent...
Officials Consider Limited Bear Hunts in Florida
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission met in Jacksonville last week to discuss black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) management strategies to help reduce human-bear conflicts. At the meeting, commissioners...
Cat Disease Detected in Minks and Muskrats
Don’t let the nickname “cat disease” fool you. A recent study in Champaign, Ill. shows toxoplasmosis, a disease spread by cats, is prevalent in semiaquatic mammals, minks (Neovison vison) and...
