Tag: predators

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....

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...

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...

Gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus), which live in the longleaf pine ecosystem, are declining throughout their range due to not only habitat loss and fragmentation but also potentially high nest predation...

Biologists are now closer to understanding fisher (Pekania pennanti) survival and mortality rates following a multiyear study. New research published in the April issue of The Journal of Wildlife Management, found...

The type of nest snowy plovers (Charadrius nivosus) use determines much about their reproductive success, according to a recent study. In a paper published in The Condor: Ornithological Advances, researchers...