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In California, two tales of mountain lions emerge

January 9, 2020

California likely has more landscape suitable for mountain lions than any other state, researchers recently found, but half of it consists of unprotected lands vulnerable to development. The findings are part of an extensive study …

Student Research: Modeling habitats for endangered Indiana turtles

April 23, 2019

In northern Indiana, spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata) and Blanding’s turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) face a number of human-caused threats. While habitat fragmentation, habitat loss and degradation, road mortality and even poaching and illegal pet trade has …