Tag: Q&A

Urban ecologists have long known that city neighborhoods with more trees, parks and connectivity welcome a greater diversity of wildlife species, whether it’s the bees that pollinate gardens and lawns...

A video of bobcats and coyotes tearing into a bloody, rotting carcass isn’t usually inspirational. But when researchers Katharine Stone and Michael McTee were looking to learn more about the...

While invasive species have a massive negative impact on native species and ecosystems around the world, one species stands out both in its overall impact to small wildlife and its...

For decades, wildlife managers have worked widely with different bear species, from controlling problem bears in campsites, to conserving imperiled species like polar bears. This work has evolved greatly. For...

A colonial mindset can hamper wildlifers’ science or fieldwork in a number of ways without them even realizing it. When Madhusudan Katti and his co-authors recently published a paper examining...

Brown anoles can be seen all over the streets of Gainesville, Florida. In wild areas nearby, though, the invasive Cuban lizards aren’t nearly as common as, say, native green anoles...

According to traditional biology books, birds travel within geographic boundaries they’ve carved for millennia, while amphibians are found in a set series of ponds and lakes. But these are unprecedented...

Nuclear disasters can cause widespread death and sickness among wildlife, just like humans. But after the initial radiation leaks subside, research has shown that wildlife communities can recover to levels...

Cities are growing in some parts of the world at an extraordinary rate, swallowing up swaths of formerly wild habitat. But as these urban environments become the norm in some...

Wildlife managers and academic researchers are facing a growing disconnect that threatens to undermine their ultimate goals of conservation. Jerod Merkle saw a disconnect between wildlife managers and academic researchers...