Pet cats’ impact on wildlife hits close to home
Pet cats don’t stray too far from their homes, but in the areas they travel, they can have a greater impact on wildlife than their wild counterparts roaming the ...
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Moose provide Isle Royale wolves plenty of meals
Gray wolves (Canis lupus) translocated to Isle Royale National Park in Michigan are finding plenty of prey, researchers found. Studying the remains of prey the ...
Wildlife forensics unveil predator-prey interaction clues
A single piece of evidence may not solve a crime, but put together lots of pieces and investigators can paint an entire picture of a crime scene. That’s not so ...
Human presence creates fear response in predators
For large carnivores, humans are the primary predator. So do these species respond fearfully to humans the way prey normally does in the presence of predators? In a ...
Watch: ‘Smart Nest Box’ peeks into birds’ hidden lives
Watching the boreal owl (Aegolius funereus) arrive and depart from the nest box, it’s easy to feel like you’re watching an episode of “Big Brother” for ...
Isle Royale study may uncover declining Minnesota moose mystery
As researchers continue to restore wolves (Canis lupus) on Michigan’s Isle Royale, some are hoping to learn more about the species’ primary prey — moose ...
JWM: Coyotes don’t reduce deer populations
As coyotes (Canis latrans) expand their range and increase their population sizes across the eastern United States, white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) ...
City hawks flock to feeders to find prey
Bustling cities like Chicago are not usually known for their wildlife, but Cooper’s (Accipiter cooperii) and sharp-shinned hawks (Accipiter striatus) have been ...
Insectivorous birds consume as much energy as NYC
Insectivorous birds, which make up more than 6,000 species around the world, use as much energy as a megacity the size of New York, according to new research. In a ...
Bats learn about food from other species
Bats seem to follow the leader to look for food sources, sometimes even when the leader is from a different species. In a study published in Science Advances, ...