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Clearing forests for imperiled rabbits may instead help invasives

January 22, 2021

Measures taken to improve habitats for New England cottontails in New York state may actually favor their invasive cousins, the eastern cottontail. Clearcutting trees and conducting prescribed fires may be creating an ecological trap for …

Dana Kobilinsky

Bats hibernating in warm mines find more of deadly fungus

January 19, 2021

The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome thrives in warmer areas — the same temperatures that little brown bats prefer to hibernate in. That can create an “ecological trap” for the bats, researchers say. “We do …

Dana Kobilinsky

Human resources can ‘trap’ brown bears

May 3, 2018

For brown bears (Ursus arctos), human-modified landscapes can be a trap. The areas seem to provide food or other resources, but in reality they may result in high mortality or maladaptive behaviors. In a new …

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