Tree-killing Invasive Bugs Make Jump to New Tree Species
A tiny invasive insect from Asia that has laid waste to North American ash trees is expanding its attack to white fringetrees, according to new research. Don Cipollini, Professor of...
Crafty Pitcher Plants Prove No Brains Are Better than One
It could be called the art of war — there’s no good reason to kill a simple scout when you can lure an entire army into an ambush. New research...
Wildlife Policy: Highlights of 2014 and Impacts for 2015
The year 2014 saw several major federal activities affecting wildlife policy within the United States. It brought changes to Duck Stamps and the Farm Bill, while there was a noticeable...
Swamp sparrows hear bird songs in a similar tune to humans
Researchers looking to decode sparrow songs have discovered that birds respond in a similar way humans do to sound patterns. “It has been known for a while in the swamp...
Wildlife Video: First Bear Sighted at Park’s Crossing Tunnel
Roads and fences can be dangerous for wildlife, accounting for a large number of deaths every year across North America. Conservationists have also long pointed to habitat fragmentation as a...
Parasite Treatment in Buffalo Could Help Spread of TB
A helicopter flew close to the ground in Krueger National Park, South Africa, executing a series of aerial acrobatics in order to steer the herd of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer)...
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...
