Genes play a role in warbler migration
For golden-winged and blue-winged warblers, where they go when they migrate south is in their genes, researchers found. “These small songbirds don’t really have ...
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Geolocators yield conservation clues for migratory birds
Tiny geolocators attached to the backs of golden-winged warblers have shed new light on their migrations and revealed a part of the globe that could be critical to ...
Birds lose weight, migrate later after consuming insecticide
Birds that have ingested seeds treated with a common insecticide experience weight loss and delay their migrations — effects that could reduce their chances of ...
Watch: California embarks on massive wildlife overpass
California is building what state transportation officials will be the world’s largest wildlife overpass. Paid mostly with private donations, the overpass will ...
Biologists document oldest recorded Kentucky Warbler
An Alabama state biologist recently recaptured a male Kentucky warbler he originally released in 2010 when it was 2 years old. That makes the bird at least 11 — ...
Watch: Video of ‘fish tube’ soars on Twitter
It’s impossible to guess what will go viral these days. Take the sudden fascination with a “fish tube” that captured the world’s imagination in Twitter ...
Study examines legal framework for protecting migration
The Wildlife Management Institute recently analyzed the policy and statutory framework for big game migration corridor conservation in the western United States. ...
Do introduced bighorns never learn to migrate?
While bighorn sheep restoration became common after the species faced population declines in the 1900s, researcher recently found that restored populations differ ...
Wyoming to build two wildlife underpasses
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission plans to spend $1.25 million to build two wildlife underpasses in western Wyoming on Highway 189. Commission officials say the ...
For declining warblers, winter brings most to same spot
After placing geolocators on prothonotary warblers (Protonotaria citrea) in a number of states, researchers found that wherever the birds depart from, most travel ...