Tag: prey

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 study published...

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 owls. It appears. It...

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 (Alces alces). While moose are...

As coyotes (Canis latrans) expand their range and increase their population sizes across the eastern United States, white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations are not impacted, according to new research. “I hear...

Bustling cities like Chicago are not usually known for their wildlife, but Cooper’s (Accipiter cooperii) and sharp-shinned hawks (Accipiter striatus) have been establishing populations in the city. In Chicago, researchers...

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 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, researchers found...

Only one population of Indochinese leopards (Panthera pardus delacouri) remains in all of eastern Indochina, and that population is facing a steep decline, according to new research. Comparing camera trap...

North America has its share of invasive species to contend with, but our own natives have been known to become invasives abroad, too. In the United Kingdom, where invasive American...

After a decades-long recovery, California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) are dwindling again due to climate-driven reductions in prey, a recent long-term study shows. Centuries of human exploitation had once suppressed...