Matched underpasses offer insight into deer movement
In California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, construction teams are carving two new wildlife underpasses beneath Highway 89. The concrete structures, nearly identical in size and shape, will do more than provide...
JWM Study: Less forest thinning can benefit martens
Pacific martens had never been tracked by GPS collars in the high elevation forests they occupy — until recently. As part of a recent study published in the Journal of...
Horse & burro population grows; BLM lays out options
In November 2015, 20 members of Congress sent a letter to Neil Kornze, Director of Bureau of Land Management, requesting information on wild horse and burro management. Kornze responded last week, addressing...
Using environmental DNA (eDNA) to monitor endangered fish
In collaboration with the California Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, geneticist Andrew Kinziger and graduate students at Humboldt State University set out to determine whether eDNA methods provide improved...
How prairie birds respond to wind turbines
While several studies have highlighted the direct impact of renewable energy infrastructure on North American birds — think birds colliding with turbines, for instance — researchers don’t know as much...
Chronic wasting disease detected in Europe for first time
A reindeer in Norway has been diagnosed with chronic wasting disease, a deadly disease that targets cervids, earlier this month. This is the first time the disease, which was first...
Field note: A cheaper way to collect moths
Assistant professor at Michigan State University Peter White ordered moth traps for his undergraduate students working on a research project, but there was a delay in shipping. So, instead of...
Similar response to climate change in European and US birds
Common birds in the United States and Europe have responded in similar ways to climate change in the last 30 years. “There are a lot of things that drive populations...
Minnesota considers non-toxic shot rule amid legislative opposition
In an effort to minimize lead deposits on public land, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is considering banning lead shot for small game on wildlife management areas in...
