Tag: hurricanes

Throughout the duration of a hurricane, wild turkey mortality likely increases, and the fowl may use their ranges differently. David Moscicki, a TWS member and graduate research associate in wildlife...

Researchers often think about wildlife moving to other areas. Sometimes, biologists do it themselves, carrying out translocations to benefit populations. Other times, species follow optimal habitat as climate and human...

Nobody wishes for a hurricane, but for researchers studying loggerhead sea turtles in the Mid-Atlantic Bight — a coastal region running from Massachusetts to North Carolina — Hurricane Irene’s East...

The winds of change blow strongly on the toepads of lizards most frequently caught in the paths of hurricanes. A new study on nearly 200 anole species across the Caribbean...

Sudden infestations of rats on small Caribbean islands caused by massive hurricanes are threatening fragile island wildlife populations. These invasive rats could wipe out populations of an endangered species of...

When hurricanes blow strongest, Florida deer evade danger by fleeing to higher, forested ground, but those areas may also be habitat for panthers. “Clearly they’re not dumb — they respond...

Species in areas affected by hurricanes are often seen to co-evolve with the disruption to the landscape, but that doesn’t mean they’re not affected by them. TWS member Jessica Nagel...

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 the big visible events...

When biologists think about climate change, they tend to look at slow, long-term changes that affect wildlife. What’s happening to alpine species as temperatures rise, or Arctic mammals as polar...

Long, strong back legs don’t help lizards survive storms such as Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria, according to new research. For the first time, researchers looked at how physical characteristics...