Oil drilling noise impairs endangered songbird nesting success
Occasional, loud bursts of noise are disrupting threatened songbird species in the Canadian prairies. Oil pumpjacks are found all over southeastern Alberta prairie lands, which is also home to many...
Avian flu confirmed in N.C. wild birds
North Carolina natural resource agencies have confirmed wild bird mortalities due to highly pathogenic avian influenza. The mortalities include a snow goose, redhead duck, red-shouldered hawk and bald eagle in...
Clever, cooperative magpies thwart researchers
Australian magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen) are known for their cleverness, so it should be no surprise that when scientists sought to study their behavior, the birds managed to outwit the researchers....
Wintering grounds may not explain whip-poor-will declines
Eastern whip-poor-wills are declining in some of their breeding grounds in the Midwestern U.S., and biologists haven’t been sure why. They thought the problem might lie in their wintering grounds,...
Bobcat preys on Burmese python eggs in Everglades
First-of-its kind footage reveals that bobcats may prey on invasive Burmese python eggs in southern Florida. While the video showed only a one-off confirmed case, the discovery reveals that some...
Rare eastern indigo snake spotted in Alabama
A rare eastern indigo snake has been spotted in the wild in Alabama. It’s only the second sighting since a reintroduction program started releasing captive-raised snakes in the state in...
How do predators limit the spread of CWD in Yellowstone?
Predators could play in important role in limiting the spread of chronic wasting disease among ungulates, but under what circumstances? Chronic wasting disease was first detected in the Greater Yellowstone...
Fearful prey take fewer risks for their young
Typically, the more predators are on the landscape, the less prey are around. Bring in more wolves (Canis lupus), and you can expect elk (Cervus canadensis) numbers to fall. “It...
JWM: When hunters arrive, elk seek safer territory
Hunters in the American West know they’re not the only ones paying attention to the start of hunting season. When hunters take to the forest, elk are known to seek...
