News tagged with migration route

New technology tracks sparrow migration for first time from California to Alaska

Using tiny tags to track a bird's location, biologists from PRBO Conservation Science (PRBO) have unlocked the mystery of where Golden-crowned Sparrows, which overwinter in California, go to breed in the spring. Published ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Saint Lawrence seaway eels slipping into oblivion

Standing in tall rubber boots in mud smeared with gooey algae, Bruno Ouellet tugs on massive nets strewn across the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, hoping to snag just a few eels.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young puffins work out their own migration routes

Young Atlantic puffins migrating for the first time scout out their own routes, rather than relying on genetic programming or help from their parents, the latest study reveals.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 03, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists track pronghorn by satellite

The pronghorn were captured in a helicopter netting operation on February 28, fitted with the collars, and released. The collars are scheduled to "drop off" of the animals at a future date through an automated ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Some populations of Fraser River salmon more likely to survive climate change: study

Populations of Fraser River sockeye salmon are so fine-tuned to their environment that any further environmental changes caused by climate change could lead to the disappearance of some populations, while others may be less ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Road may disrupt migration, ruin Serengeti, study finds

Building a highway through Serengeti National Park may devastate one of the world's last large-scale herd migrations and the region's ecosystem, according to new research by an international team of ecologists, including ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Baby whale's first breath caught on camera off Australia

Australian scientists have photographed a humpback whale helping a newborn calf take what appears to be its first breath, a rare event described as the "Holy Grail" for whale-watchers.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Wiping out the world's mass migrations

Densely packed wildebeests flowing over the Serengeti, bison teeming across the Northern Plains—these iconic images extend from Hollywood epics to the popular imagination. But the fact is, all of the world's ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Blue whales returning to former Alaska waters

(AP) -- Blue whales are returning to Alaska in search of food and could be re-establishing an old migration route several decades after they were nearly wiped out by commercial whalers, scientists say.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists reveal family tree of 'super-sized lions'

(PhysOrg.com) -- The giant cats that roamed the British Isles, as well as Europe and North America, as recently as 13,000 years ago were lions rather than giant jaguars or tigers, a team led by Oxford University ...

Biology / Evolution

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0