Search Results for: wild cam

January 10, 2022

Wild Cam: Marine protected areas help hawksbills

Most of the islands in the Gulf of California are uninhabited, but for generations, a fishing family has lived on El Pardito Island in the southwestern end near La Paz....

January 3, 2022

Wild Cam: Human development limits giant anteater populations

At up to seven feet long and up to 110 pounds, it’s no wonder that giant anteaters are sometimes called ant bears. These large mammals are near cousins of sloths,...

December 21, 2021

Wild Cam: Scavengers reduce brucellosis risk in elk, moose and cattle

The best way to eliminate brucellosis-infected remains before they can infect nearby moose, elk or cattle may be simple: just eat it. Brucellosis is a major problem in western states....

December 17, 2021

Wild Cam: Tracking Venezuelan dolphins

Researchers are tracking dolphin populations across parts of the Venezuelan coast in an effort to improve information in an understudied part of the Caribbean Sea. “Venezuela holds 33% of the...

December 9, 2021

Wild Cam: Humans push deer into predators’ spaces

Human presence is changing how deer and a suite of predators interact in Pennsylvania state forests and the surrounding areas. Predators can affect the ways that white-tailed deer use different...

November 29, 2021

Wild Cam: Capturing glimpses of small animal life

Most researchers turn to trail cameras to collect expansive shots of the large animals of the Serengeti plains or big carnivores on the prowl in the wilderness—or, sometimes, even cities....

October 7, 2021

Wild Cam: Orcas to blame for Aleutian sea otter collapse

Many people thought the sea otter populations around the Aleutian Archipelago were the model of the species’ success. For decades, populations up and down the Pacific Coast of North America...

September 29, 2021

Wild Cam: Black bears face connectivity obstacles in Mexico

In 2014, wildlife managers in Mexico captured a bear in the Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico’s western mountain range, that didn’t quite seem to belong—it was much darker than the ones...

September 3, 2021

Wild Cam: From whooping cranes to pollinator paradise

Dozens of rickety, old office cubicle-sized pens line up next to each in the U.S. Geological Survey’s Eastern Ecological Science Center at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Maryland. The ones...

August 17, 2021

Wild Cam: Spy gear reveals spotted owl habits

Climbing trees to spy on owls, researchers are gaining some insight into the birds’ nocturnal lives. California spotted owls (Strix occidentalis occidentalis) have been declining by about 2% per year,...