Sea turtles’ navigation systems may put them off course
Sea turtles use internal maps to migrate to small, isolated islands, but researchers found the turtles’ navigation systems don’t always guide them with perfect ...
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Mountain goats relocated to the North Cascades
Crews are relocating hundreds of mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) from Olympic National Park to habitat in the North Cascades. Park officials say this will help ...
Seal ‘symphony’ unravels mysteries of seal migration
What’s musical composition got to do with wildlife biology? Scientists suggest it can provide an insightful approach to following the movement and behavior of ...
WVU Student Chapter tracks wolves in Wisconsin
Nine undergraduates and one graduate student from the West Virginia University Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society were able to take part in a unique ...
SJV Chapter hosts advanced animal tracking workshop
It was a cool fall day within a braided section of the north fork of the Tule River, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada range, just outside of Springville, CA. ...
Puffins with longer migrations have trouble breeding
With their bright beaks and crescent-shaped eyes, puffins are adored by animal lovers, but the pint-sized seabirds have been something of a mystery to scientists. ...
NPS adds two young males to mountain lion study
The Santa Monica Mountains of Los Angeles, where mountain lions (Puma concolor) prowl, comprise one of the only large metropolitan areas in the world inhabited by ...
‘Frankenturtles’ may help solve turtle stranding mystery
There’s no bringing a dead sea turtle back to life. But by filling its carcass with Styrofoam and a GPS tracker, researchers can turn it into a scientific ...