Toxic algal bloom cause mixed reactions in birds, reptiles
Toxic algal blooms could stress out wildlife, and in some cases, cause weaker immune systems in reptiles and birds in the Great Lakes region. Blue-green algae ...
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Record heat takes its toll on raptor nestlings
Across the western U.S. and Canada, wildlife rehabilitation centers are reporting young birds of prey jumping out of their nests before they can fly to escape the ...
Wild pigs’ climate impact amounts to 1 million cars
Wild pigs aren’t just destructive to property and the landscape. They may also contribute to climate change. By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs ...
In ash borer-infested forests, focus on climate change
While forest management strategies in the U.S. East and Midwest often focus on stopping damage from the invasive emerald ash borer, researchers say forest ...
Eastern monarchs need more milkweed
Current conservation measures for monarch butterflies may be falling short, say researchers who created a model to analyze how the butterflies are faring. Rodrigo ...
Extreme winter weather may affect bird populations
When researchers study climate change, they often focus on scorching heat in hotter summers. Winter tends to get overlooked, even though extreme weather events can ...
As the climate changes, are monarchs changing, too?
The western monarch butterfly population has been decreasing on its usual breeding grounds throughout the West. Last winter, overwintering numbers were the lowest ...
Winter weather extremes may kill off bird populations
Some bird species may not be able to cope with increasingly extreme winters — whether that means unusually warm periods or polar vortexes. Researchers examined ...
Climate change affects seabirds’ ability to breed
Climate change and human activities are affecting the ability of seabirds in the Northern Hemisphere to breed, researchers found, and seabirds in the Southern ...
Researchers seek fuller look at climate change and mammals
Lots of studies look at how climate change may impact a certain aspect of a mammal’s lifecycle, but a team of researchers say we need to start looking at the ...