Netherlands Archives - The Wildlife Society

Mink may have spread coronavirus to human

May 27, 2020

Dutch authorities suspect a mink has transmitted the novel coronavirus to a worker at a mink farm in the Netherlands. If confirmed, it would be the first clear evidence of COVID-19 spreading from a specific …

Climate change creates deadly nest competition

January 25, 2019

Pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca) and great tits (Parus major) interact a lot. Both rely on the sudden appearance of caterpillars to raise their young, and both compete for the same nesting resources. In recent years, …