Human presence creates fear response in predators
For large carnivores, humans are the primary predator. So do these species respond fearfully to humans the way prey normally does in the presence of predators? In a ...
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Elk and deer exhibit distinct CWD strains, study finds
Using a new mouse model, researchers detected two unique strains of chronic wasting disease— one carried by elk and another by deer. “These findings suggest ...
JWM: Cattle Grazing worse than wildfires for small mountain meadow mammals
Heavy livestock grazing causes more damage to small mammal populations living in montane meadows in the Southwest than wildfires, researchers found. Ecosystems ...
Compound in soil fights chronic wasting disease
A compound in soil could play an important role in combating chronic wasting disease by degrading the prions that cause the lethal disease in cervids, researchers ...
Vertebrate pollinators are particularly vital
When it comes to wild plant production, vertebrates matter, too. A new global literature review indicates that vertebrates pollinate a big chunk of temperate and ...
Invasive rodent communities shift after habitat restoration
Loss of habitat continues as one of the greatest threats to native species and biodiversity. Thus, restoring native habitats has become a key conservation activity ...
Targeting hosts to stop the spread of ticks
Improvements to bait boxes — a tool used to kill ticks on mice and chipmunks — can successfully lower the prevalence of ticks in the rodents, according to new ...
Improving wildlife damage management one sense at a time
What do disease detection, repellents, and aircraft-bird collisions have in common? All require a knowledge of how animals perceive their surroundings. Scientists ...