Climate change may be the main reason behind a great decline in shorebird populations around the world, researchers found. After looking at 38,191 nests of 111 species across the world, the team found that rates …
The most popular coyote (Canis latrans) range maps that have made their way across the internet — and even into publications such as Nature and National Geographic — are not the most accurate, according to …
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawns have a better chance of avoiding mortality on agricultural land than they do in forests, according to new research. In a study published in The Journal of Wildlife Management, researchers …
While biologists have often studied individual elk (Cervus canadensis) herds, a team of researchers recently wanted to get a bigger picture of elk throughout the West. “This bigger study allowed us to tease out patterns …
Imperiled piping plover (Charadrius melodus) populations have been gradually growing since the species gained federal protection over three decades ago, but in North Carolina, they’re rearing the fewest fledglings. Researchers recently identified some unexpected probable …
Predators aren’t usually humans’ best friends. Their tendencies to consume livestock, pets and us have a lot to do with that. But do they deserve their bad rap? An international review of recent papers suggests …
When Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) make dens, they’re not just creating shelter for themselves. They appear to attract lemmings (Dicrostonyx richardsoni) to nest at their dens, too, even though lemmings are one of the foxes’ …
Predators and livestock can be a controversial combination anywhere, But it can be particularly contentious in South Africa, where livestock farmers complain about mounting impacts from carnivores on their operations. A new study available on …
Gray wolves (canis lupus) are protected within the boundaries of central Alaska’s Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, but their numbers are being reduced by predator management efforts outside the preserve, according to a study in Wildlife …
From Canada to central Europe to Australia, top predators can control lower-order predators and exert an influence over the broader ecosystem, a new study found, especially if they appear in large numbers. Thomas Newsome, postdoctoral …
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