Migrating amphibians contend with fewer cars
If anyone is appreciating the lack of activity associated with the pandemic lockdowns, it may be amphibians. Traffic can be deadly for amphibians migrating each ...
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Urbanization changes birds’ migratory behavior
Warmer temperatures and food resources — from bird feeders to trash cans — in urban areas change the migratory behaviors of bird species, even resulting in more ...
Helping band Atlantic brant in New Jersey
Wildlife Services has worked with Middlesex County Parks since 2014 to manage wildlife damage by many species. Since our efforts focus on Canada goose and Atlantic ...
As whooping cranes rebound, flock sizes grow
As the endangered whooping crane has recovered from a mere 16 birds in the 1940s to over 500 today, their flock sizes have also increased during migration, ...
Cornell’s eBird releases hundreds of animated maps
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s eBird program has released 500 animated maps showing bird occupation and movement across the western hemisphere. The maps merge ...
Are whale strandings linked to sunspots?
Could beached whales be linked to storms on the surface of the sun? In a recent study in Current Biology, researchers documented what may be a correlation between ...
Hunting guide’s aging journals point to changing climate
L.S. Quackenbush made a living guiding hunters in northern Maine in the 1940s and ’50s, but the meticulous journals he kept are telling biologists something about ...
Tiny pests and warm weather can cause lag in caribou migration
When spring comes to the Arctic, caribou across Canada and Alaska synchronize the timing of their movement in a massive continent-wide migration to their calving ...
Climate change leads birds to migrate earlier
Climate change is prompting migratory birds to take flight earlier, raising questions about how these shifts will affect their ability to persist in a warming ...
Bison don’t surf – they make waves
Bison aren’t simply grazing as they move across the meadows of Yellowstone National Park. They are engineering the environment, manipulating the forage on the ...