Kurt VerCauteren earns Caesar Kleberg Award
It’s hard to imagine Kurt VerCauteren’s work ever seeming more relevant than now. As project leader and supervisory research wildlife biologist with USDA Wildlife Service’s National Wildlife Research Center, VerCauteren...
City life may be a trap for sparrows
House sparrows and humans have a lot in common. Sparrows nest on the same buildings where people live and work. They eat the scraps of food that humans drop on...
Conservation efforts aiding sea turtles in Congo
Two decades of conservation efforts have benefited sea turtles in the Republic of Congo. In a study of nesting trends in the country, researchers found olive ridley sea turtle numbers...
Citizen scientists are a homogenous bunch
Citizen science has come to play an important role in research. Some volunteer naturalists keep track of birds and butterflies or comb through camera trap photos. Others scroll through images...
Sun is setting on dusky grouse in the Southwest
The name of her cabin inspired biologist Jennifer Frey to do a bit of ecological sleuthing. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the Gila National Forest of New Mexico...
Red wolf ‘ghost’ genes linger in coyote descendants
Red wolves haven’t roamed the marshes of southwestern Louisiana for 40 years, but their genetic “ghosts” remain there in the DNA of coyotes whose ancestors mated with them, researchers say....
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Climate change brings right whales at the wrong time
Climate change is altering when whales are most active in Cape Cod Bay, an important habitat within the Gulf of Maine. But rather than being active sooner and taking advantage...
’30 by 30’ could help over 1,000 species
If countries set aside 30% of their land for nature, over 1,000 wildlife species whose habitats are currently unprotected would benefit, researchers found, including many that are threatened or endangered....
JWM: Could handling alligators reduce alligator attacks?
Fatal alligator attacks used to be unheard of in South Carolina. But as more and more residents and tourists head into areas where alligators are common, fatalities—while still rare—have been...
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