Tag: migration

Rather than using their historical migratory stopovers, Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) have begun making nonstop journeys from the Netherlands to their Arctic breeding grounds. Scientists say the reason is climate...

Why are monarch butterflies on the decline? “The migration itself might be the problem,” researcher Anurag Agrawal told the Washington Post. Agrawal is lead author on a paper in Science...

What’s musical composition got to do with wildlife biology? Scientists suggest it can provide an insightful approach to following the movement and behavior of large groups of elephant seals and...

Lands conserved for waterfowl in North and South Dakota provide habitat for critically endangered whooping cranes (Grus americana) as they pass through on their migration from Canada to Texas, according...

Planners of the 2018 Bird Strike Committee USA annual conference invite students, practitioners and others to submit presentations and posters for the meeting, which will be held Aug. 21-23 in...

Researchers recently looked at the bigger picture of how migratory birds, mammals and fishes are faring in a world constantly changed by humans. “We had all heard a lot about...

Golden-winged warbler populations have plummeted in recent decades, even as conservationists have rushed to secure their breeding areas in the Appalachian and Great Lakes regions. Using cutting-edge trackers, researchers recently...

In 1892, U.S. Revenue Marine Capt. C.L. Hooper provided information to the U.S. Senate about the seal fur trade. After traveling to the Aleutian Islands and speaking to the indigenous...

Climate and land use changes are altering bat migration in Texas, researchers found. Studying the world’s largest migrant bat colony, they discovered that the bats are returning sooner after winter...

Cooper’s hawks (Accipiter cooperii) have taken well to city life in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and as they expand their range to non-urban areas, they’re displacing and out-competing their counterparts, a...