TWS member tracks the mystery of snow leopard populations
It was 2009 in a small valley in the Gobi Desert in southern Mongolia, about 50 miles from the Chinese border. Local sheep and goat herders in the area had spotted ...
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Wild Cam: Massive Study Reveals Raptor Ranges
A massive camera trap project is revealing range data on eagles, hawks, vultures and other birds of prey. The AppalachianEagles project has generated over 3 million ...
Wild Cam: TWS Member Tracks Wolverines in Wyoming
While they are known for their scent and ability to track prey themselves, there aren’t many large animals more elusive to researchers than the wolverine. But a ...
Wild Cam: TWS Member Tracks Upstate New York Black Bears
Apparently undeterred by real estate prices in upstate New York, black bears are expanding throughout the region. Although the increase in populations has been ...
Wild Cam: TWS Members Find What’s Eating Lemurs in Madagascar
Despite having one of the highest rates of endemism in the world, relatively little is known about animals in Madagascar. But wildlife in much of the country is ...
Wild Cam: TWS Member Tracks Caribou Eating Habits
Researchers have long been in the dark about what some caribou populations eat during the summer. It’s difficult to find droppings before they rot away in the ...
Forest Carnivore Project: Wild Cam Series
With the Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes necator) currently under review for a listing decision under the Endangered Species Act, researchers are working to ...
House Cats Avoid Coyote Haunts: Wild Cam Series
There’s a trick to conserving nine lives, and a new camera trap study shows that it may involve domestic felines having prudence when it comes to keeping out of ...
Wild Cam Series: Serengeti Wildlife
One of the largest camera trap surveys ever conducted used citizen scientists to take an inside view into discovering the ways animals in the Serengeti divide up ...
Wild Cam Series: Bobcat Ranges
This photo essay is part of a new series from The Wildlife Society featuring photos and video images of wildlife taken with camera traps. TWS Member Tracks Bobcat ...