Tag: remote sensing

May 4, 2022

JWM: Uncovering habitat preferences for an endangered warbler

For more than a century, naturalists have known that golden-cheeked warblers (Setophaga chrysoparia) breed in Ashe juniper woodlands in central Texas—wildlife biologists have used this knowledge to model the species’...

June 5, 2020

JWM: Vegetation and snow events impact Dall’s sheep survival

For Dall’s sheep, environmental factors in the alpine regions they occupy play critical roles in their survival. In some regions, like the western Brooks Range in Alaska, major declines in...

July 6, 2018

Mammals adapt to nightlife to avoid humans

Mammals are becoming more active during the night, researchers found. The reason? Humans. A study published in Science found that settlement, hunting or recreational activity have caused animal activity during...

April 7, 2016

Wildlife conservation from outer space

A cloudy day isn’t necessarily a bad day — at least when it comes to wildlife conservation. A recent study published in PLOS Biology shows that clouds observed by NASA...