Getting an early warning on invasive species
Environmental DNA samples and citizen science tools can provide wildlife managers early warnings about invasive species on the landscape. “Complete eradication of ...
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Senior citizen scientists watch for insects in Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia resident Jim Waggener began keeping track of insects like dragonflies, butterflies and moths over 25 years ago. Now, he leads a group of senior ...
Vast online data stores are treasure troves for ecologists
The Tour of Flanders is one of the most prestigious cycling events in the world. The Belgian bicycle race is broadly and closely watched globally. But while sports ...
Researchers craft roadmap for studying wildlife communities
As technology like camera traps, drones, and acoustic monitoring becomes more prevalent and citizen science creates bigger datasets of wildlife on the landscape, ...
Safari-goers help conservationists through a camera lens
Wildlife biologist Kasim Rafiq was studying the behavior and space use of leopards in Botswana in order to find out how they were interacting with other carnivores. ...
Citizen scientists have eagle eye for new bird arrivals
Informal bird enthusiasts are great at detecting the arrival of new species in an area, but their observations aren’t necessarily the best at giving accurate ...
Citizen scientists point to urban carnivore hotspots
Citizen scientists using a mobile app may help managers better understand where urban carnivores, like coyotes and red foxes, interact more with people. In a study ...
eBird program informs songbird conservation across Americas
Citizen scientists involved in the eBird program are helping researchers identify the most important regions to focus conservation efforts across the Americas. This ...
Canid Camera focuses on fostering young forests
Young forests help sustain an abundance of wildlife across the Northeast, and they can be more resilient to threats. But cutting down trees to let new ones grow can ...
Human emotion and behavior at bird feeders may impact conservation
Some 57 million households in the United States have birdfeeders. The food can benefit the birds, but what effect do birdfeeders have on the people who hang them, ...