Conservationists and scientists around the world are partnering with the United Nations to create the first-ever global atlas of ungulate migrations. The initiative includes 92 partners working under the UN’s Convention on the Conservation of …
When researchers study climate change, they often focus on scorching heat in hotter summers. Winter tends to get overlooked, even though extreme weather events can be impactful to wildlife. In a study published in Ecography, …
What brings a million birds that breed in the Arctic to winter on the coast of northwest Mexico? “The truth is, researchers don’t actually know,” writes Julián García Walther, a PhD Student in ornithology at …
Hunting season in south-central Wyoming doesn’t seem to impact the timing of migration for mule deer, but it does seem to prompt bucks to seek areas away from roads used by hunters. Males and females …
Researchers have long thought that migrating species pay a cost for the energy they spend making long journeys. But what exactly is the tradeoff for these journeys? And what role could climate change play as …
New maps documenting migration routes throughout the West can help inform managers and conservation groups about areas that are important for deer, elk and other migratory species in the region. “Most of the ungulate species …
Hundreds of migrating ducks and other waterfowl were struck by vehicles in northwest Iowa after mistaking wet parking lots and roads for wetlands. “I counted over 200 dead ducks on the highway, and can only …
Where do Indiana bats migrate in the spring? Not much has been known about their migration behaviors, and most of that has been gathered from recovering bands. To find out more, researchers radiotagged bats and …
Butterfly researchers agree that the disappearance of milkweed in North America has harmed monarch butterflies. Monarchs rely on the plant as a host for their caterpillars. But while some scientists have pointed to mortality during …
Climate change — and the frequent and intense extreme weather it can bring — influences some birds differently than others. In a study published in Global Change Biology, researchers tapped into a wealth of bird …
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