Plants & Animals
Aug 25, 2023
An expert's top five reasons why dogs can be considered exceptional animals
Dogs are important to a lot of humans, but what makes them so?
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Ecology
Aug 23, 2023
How a lone 'immigrant' wolf revived a forest ecosystem
In 1997, a lone wolf crossed an ice bridge that briefly connected Canada with the remote Isle Royale, which lies off the coast of Michigan in Lake Superior and is renowned for its rich biodiversity.
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2023
Policy framework for coexisting with wolves, bears and mountain lions could benefit people and the environment
A video showing a close encounter between a hiker in Utah and a mountain lion defending her cubs went viral in 2020. The video, during which the hiker remained calm as the mountain lion followed him for several minutes, served ...
Ecology
Aug 22, 2023
Crying wolf to save livestock and their predator
Using a powerful torch, Aliki Buhayer-Mach momentarily drenches a nearby mountain top in light, straining to see if wolves are lurking in the shadows.
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 18, 2023
Publication of 2,000 canine genomes provides toolkit for translational research
An international research consortium has generated and analyzed 2,000 canine genomes. The resulting advanced genetics toolkit can now be used to answer complex biological questions, spanning dog domestication, genetic differences ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 16, 2023
Gray wolf recovery: Conservationists discuss the challenges of success
Over the past 30 years, efforts to recover gray wolf populations in the United States have been broadly successful, with many regions now sporting robust populations of the carnivore. Writing in BioScience, wolf experts David ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 14, 2023
Canadians have highly positive views of wolves, survey finds
Who is afraid of the big bad wolf? Turns out, fewer Canadians than you might think. But that was not always the case.
Plants & Animals
Aug 13, 2023
'Wolverines really need Colorado': Federal decision looms over another reintroduction plan
The mountain devil can cross hundreds of miles of rough alpine terrain, tear into an elk carcass frozen for weeks and fend off predators several times larger than its 40-pound frame.
Plants & Animals
Aug 13, 2023
Researchers have identified a new pack of endangered gray wolves in California
A new pack of gray wolves has shown up in California's Sierra Nevada, several hundred miles away from any other known population of the endangered species, wildlife officials announced Friday.
Evolution
Aug 1, 2023
A 140-year-old Tassie tiger brain sample survived two world wars and made it to our lab. Here's what we found
Researchers often think how and when their results will be published. However, many research projects don't see the light until decades (or even centuries) later, if at all.
