Wildlife Subcommittee discusses conservation bills
The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife considered several conservation bills last week, including one that would reauthorize the ...
climate change
For shorebirds, hurricanes aren’t the biggest threat
Shorebirds can weather destructive hurricanes, according to new research. A far bigger threat may be the gradual rise in sea levels. “It’s tempting to focus on ...
Adapting existing laws to environmental change
Creating new laws to address changing environmental conditions may be a challenge, but according to research published recently in the Proceedings of the National ...
In tiny streams, salamanders dwindle due to climate change
As Winsor Lowe studied tiny headwater streams in the mountains of northern New Hampshire, he found he had a mystery on his hands. Adult salamanders, which he had ...
For sea turtles, climate change harms dwarf short-term gains
While the long-term effects of climate change are likely to spell trouble for sea turtles, researchers found that some populations could see short-term benefits. ...
Rising seas may hasten Florida’s mangrove loss
Development and sea level rise has caused Florida to lose much of the mangrove forests that once lined its coasts, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey ...
Introduced species adapt rapidly to new climate niches
“Introduced species can provide this natural experiment of what happens when you toss species in a completely different climate — can they survive or not?” ...
Climate changes is shifting Bracken Cave bat migration
South Texas’s Bracken Cave is home to 15 million Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) — the world’s largest known bat colony — and their use of ...
Report looks at health of grassland birds
A study by the Audubon Society found 42% of grassland birds are highly vulnerable to climate change. For many species, the areas they currently occupy will likely ...
Yellow jacket ‘super nests’ appear in Alabama
Biologists in Alabama are warning of a proliferation of enormous yellow jacket nests — some as big as a Volkswagen Beetle — as warming temperatures allow more ...