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Ecology Jan 29, 2024

'Everyone can be a naturalist' says the man who preserved more than 150,000 acres

Suburban environs can be dull. Lawns and roads don't offer much biodiversity for curious boys. But Charles Bier, a recently retired senior director of conservation science for the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, found a ...

Environment Jan 28, 2024

'The sun didn't sting so much before': fires stun Colombia's Andes

The once bright green Andean forest where Maria Yadira Jimenez worked as a tour guide has been reduced to ashes.

Environment Jan 24, 2024

Forest fires burn in Colombia amid record heat

At least 21 forest fires are burning in Colombia as it endures record temperatures, in some cases prompting wild animals to seek shelter in urban areas, authorities said Wednesday.

Ecology Jan 23, 2024

Gulls swap natural for urban habitats, machine-learning study finds

A recent study published in Ecological Informatics by a team of University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers has used artificial intelligence to further illuminate a habitat swap among short-billed gulls.

Plants & Animals Jan 22, 2024

Fixing the cormorant disaster on the Columbia: 'How could this have come out any worse?'

White streaks of bird waste paint the steel trusses beneath the Astoria-Megler Bridge over the Columbia River. Every flat surface and hidey-hole of this bridge is stuffed and stippled with nests. Black birds roost on the ...

Ecology Jan 22, 2024

Drone chase highlights dangers to owls and breeding birds

On her way home from work on a recent wintry night, Kathy Keane ran into a group of people quietly watching a pair of great horned owls perched on a tree in Lincoln Park.

Plants & Animals Jan 8, 2024

Dogs are incredible, if unlikely, allies in conservation

Dogs have been working with people for centuries. Think hunting dogs, herding dogs, police dogs or search and rescue dogs. But have you heard of conservation dogs?

Plants & Animals Jan 4, 2024

Study warns of widespread population collapse of African raptors

An international team of researchers has found that Africa's birds of prey are facing an extinction crisis. The study, co-led by researchers from the School of Biology at the University of St Andrews and The Peregrine Fund, ...

Plants & Animals Jan 2, 2024

Crocs love feral pigs and quolls have a taste for rabbit—but it doesn't solve Australia's invasive species problem

Across the vast Australian continent, feral pigs, feral deer and European rabbits roam in their millions. By different names—wild boar, venison, and lapin—these could all be served in a Michelin-star restaurant.

Plants & Animals Dec 19, 2023

Washington sets aside 2,000 acres of forest for conservation, cancels timber sale near Elwha River

Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz has announced a proposal to conserve some 2,000 acres of state forest land.

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