Fleeing Birds Sense Distant Tornadoes
Hold on to your ruby red slippers, Dorothy. Mother Nature may have her own tornado-warning system. Just days before a series of tornadoes hit the Central and Southern United States...
White-Nose Syndrome Better Explained
Researchers have confirmed the way a lethal fungal disease has laid waste to huge populations of North American bats. “This model is exciting for us, because we now have a...
Asian Fanged Frog Gives Birth to Tadpoles
On Sulawesi, an island in central Indonesia, Jim McGuire searched for Limnonectes larvaepartus, a small species of fanged frog with a unique strategy for reproduction. McGuire, a herpetologist with the...
Snowy Owls Returning, Research Continues
During the winter of 2013-14, scientists and the public throughout the eastern states were amazed – and often delighted – by an almost unprecedented influx of snowy owls. Snowy owls...
2014 Roundup — Six Important ESA Listings
The bird with the world’s longest known migration route, a tiny minnow that inhabits Texan rivers, and the wolves that once roamed over wide stretches of the continent are among...
Study Finds Feral Cats Likely Driving Disease Among Deer
Free-roaming domestic cats (Felis catus) are widely understood to have substantial negative impacts on wildlife. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists cats among the world’s worst...
Flying Dragons Hide Behind the Colors of Christmas
Flying dragons in Borneo adopt Christmas colors to mimic the red and green hues of falling leaves in an effort to hide from predatory birds, according to new research. But...
Feisty Fire Ants Could Cause “Invasional Meltdown”
Feisty invasive fire ants known for their painful bite could be helping the spread of invasive plant species in the parts of the North American Northeast in what some scientists...
From Wildlife to Livestock — and Vice Versa
From the winter issue of The Wildlife Professional. An open-access article written in collaboration with the Wildlife Disease Association — a premier partner of The Wildlife Society. DISEASE TRANSMISSION CREATES...
