Using data from a 33-year population study, University of Maine researchers have found evidence that various tree species can affect rodent populations in different ways.
Ecology
Jul 6, 2017
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For hundreds of years, a species of flying squirrel was hiding right under (actually, above) our noses.
Plants & Animals
Jun 6, 2017
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A Portland State University researcher discovered that a rabbit known for centuries to exist in South America is different enough from its cousins to be its own unique species.
Plants & Animals
May 16, 2017
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A unique study into the impact of predator-friendly farming practices on an Australian cattle station gives an inside view into the causes of livestock mortality over a two-year period. The UTS-led research team found that ...
Ecology
Feb 15, 2017
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Acoustic monitoring of the calls of marine animals, such as whales and seals, could be the key to identifying new species, finding new population groups and mapping migration routes.
Plants & Animals
Jan 3, 2017
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A new study reports that giraffe survival and reproduction differed among five sites in Tanzania, and also differed among six national parks in East, South and West Africa. The study, by researchers at the Wild Nature Institute, ...
Ecology
Jun 24, 2016
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A male cougar in search of a mate traveled more than 1,500 miles from the Black Hills of South Dakota to Connecticut, leaving a trail of clues that enabled scientists to verify his odyssey.
Ecology
May 30, 2016
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European settlement of Australia, and the exotic predators and herbivores they brought with them, caused rapid widespread biodiversity loss. As a result, for the past 200 years Australia has had the highest mammal extinction ...
Ecology
Feb 3, 2016
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Decline in animals in Ugandan forest reserves compared to better- protected adjacent Kibale National Park
Ecology
Dec 4, 2015
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Are some bears just born to be bad? Or do they learn from other bears that raid garbage cans, break into cars and homes and eventually have to be killed because they've lost their fear of humans?
Ecology
Sep 6, 2015
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