Mercury and agriculture skew snapping turtle sex ratios
When snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentine) nest on agricultural land with high mercury pollution, their sex ratios are skewed to more males than females, according ...
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15-year-old beekeeper wins Bayer Young Beekeeper Award
Jake Reisdorf has a sweet life for a high school freshman. After school, the Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, resident walks downtown to tend to Carmel Honey Company, ...
For burrowing owls, city parks offer scant protection
More and more burrowing owls are settling into cities, but how do built environments affect their movement and survival? Scientists in New Mexico found that ...
JWM: Camera traps help catch crop raiders and assess losses
In the sustainable-use reserves of Juruá, Brazil, communities can legally obtain fruits, nuts, fish and meat from the protected rainforest, but they chiefly ...
Hive scales point to North Carolina bees’ nectar sources
A year ago, beekeepers throughout North Carolina outfitted their apiaries with hive scales provided by the Bayer Bee Care Program. In a growing initiative, these ...
As agriculture intensifies, can biodiversity be preserved?
Converting wild lands to agriculture can negatively impact wildlife, but according to a recent study, intensifying agriculture on existing farmlands can also come ...
Climate and landscape changes shifting Texas bats’ migration
Climate and land use changes are altering bat migration in Texas, researchers found. Studying the world’s largest migrant bat colony, they discovered that the ...
Poor nutrition, pesticides combination increases bee death
Poor nutrition and pesticide use negatively impact bees on their own, but new research shows when these two factors work together, they cause even higher rates of ...
JWM: Jackals prefer livestock over wild prey
Predators and livestock can be a controversial combination anywhere, But it can be particularly contentious in South Africa, where livestock farmers complain about ...
Farmland milkweed supports more monarch eggs
Ever since they learned that the monarch butterfly’s swift decline is tied to reductions in its host plant, conservationists have been planting milkweed alongside ...