Tag: ravens

December 21, 2021

Wild Cam: Scavengers reduce brucellosis risk in elk, moose and cattle

The best way to eliminate brucellosis-infected remains before they can infect nearby moose, elk or cattle may be simple: just eat it. Brucellosis is a major problem in western states....

January 27, 2020

Birds prey on bears’ leftover goose egg scraps

Polar bears and grizzlies in the Arctic are scaring snow geese from their nests to consume their eggs, leaving a clear path for gulls and ravens to prey on their...

May 20, 2019

At a Marine base, tortoises decline while ravens thrive

At a Marine Corps base in the Mojave Desert, biologists were finding that as ravens (Corvus corax) were increasing, endangered Mojave desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) were declining. Historically, ravens had...