How many mammal species live in a tropical forest? Some are nocturnal. Others are small, furtive or live at the tops of trees. Scientists working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama tested a new ...
Ecology
Jul 31, 2017
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Biodiversity loss is one of the driving factors in ecosystem change, on par with climate change and human development. When one species, especially a large predator, disappears from an area, other populations will be affected, ...
Ecology
Jun 26, 2017
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Camera traps are a useful means for researchers to observe the behaviour of animal populations in the wild or to assess biodiversity levels of remote locations like the tropical rain forest. Researchers from the University ...
Ecology
May 10, 2017
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A new population of an endangered and elusive cat species has been found in Borneo.
Ecology
Apr 28, 2017
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Deer fawns in Pennsylvania face a cruel reality—only half of them survive until their first birthday, and much of that mortality results from predation.
Ecology
Mar 27, 2017
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Many Australian field scientists, including myself, have been swayed in recent years by the attraction of using camera traps to survey wildlife.
Ecology
Mar 21, 2017
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Exploring a protected forest like Umstead State Park in Raleigh with your dog sounds like a relaxing way to enjoy nature. But how much does your visit disturb wildlife?
Plants & Animals
Oct 4, 2016
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A camera trap survey in one of Africa's largest conservation landscapes has captured an exciting range of species – from honey badgers and caracals to a hyena holding an elephant's trunk…
Ecology
Sep 23, 2016
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Mammal DNA detected from the guts of blowflies indicated the presence of 11 mammal species at two tropical forest reserves in Malaysia. This new tool could soon join the list of conventional mammal monitoring tools, such ...
Ecology
Jun 3, 2016
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These photographs are some of the 30,000 intriguing images of wildlife in Botswana taken using camera traps set up by ecologist Lindsey Rich of Virginia Tech. Her results – published in the new issue of the Journal of Applied ...
Ecology
May 18, 2016
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