Oversized house mice shrink albatross populations
On the British overseas territory of Gough Island in the South Atlantic, albatross numbers are plummeting, and researchers say the reason is introduced house mice. ...
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Alabama beachgoers may have killed hundreds of least terns
Hundreds of least tern chicks may have been killed at a shoal on Alabama’s Mobile Bay earlier this summer after beachgoers arrived at a breeding ground, scaring ...
Plover chicks survive harrowing adventures to fledge on new beaches
From New Jersey to Manitoba, young piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) are learning to fly on beaches that haven’t seen plover nests in years. The birds’ ...
Whooping cranes hatch in Louisiana for first time since 1930s
A few years ago, biologists in Louisiana — covered from head to toe in white whooping crane costumes — released juvenile whoopers into the White Lake Wetlands ...
Disease in Individuals Affects Families
A new study suggests that in wildlife populations, when one animal is infected, other individuals are more negatively impacted than the infected animal, itself. ...