Study uses GPS to explore deers' relationship with the forest
White-tailed deer, though cute and wide-eyed like Bambi, can wreak havoc on the land around them. And no one knows this better than Jack Ray.
White-tailed deer, though cute and wide-eyed like Bambi, can wreak havoc on the land around them. And no one knows this better than Jack Ray.
Ecology
Jan 19, 2016
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The killing of the lion Cecil in a national park in Zimbabwe by a big-game hunter has sparked worldwide outrage. Researchers at the University of Oxford had outfitted Cecil with a GPS collar to monitor his behaviour. It was ...
Ecology
Aug 7, 2015
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When it comes to body clocks, pandas are the rugged individualists of the forest.
Plants & Animals
Aug 5, 2015
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Reclusive giant pandas fascinate the world, yet precious little is known about how they spend their time in the Chinese bamboo forests. Until now.
Plants & Animals
Mar 27, 2015
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Another wandering wolf has found its way to the Cascades of southwestern Oregon, where OR-7 has established his pack after trekking thousands of miles in search of a mate.
Ecology
Jan 14, 2015
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Oregon's famous wandering wolf, OR-7, is now officially the leader of his own pack.
Ecology
Jan 7, 2015
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Pandas, it turns out, aren't celebrating the Year of the Horse. Livestock, particularly horses, have been identified as a significant threat to panda survival. The reason: They're beating the pandas to the bamboo buffet. ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 27, 2014
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With expert assistance from the Wildlife Conservation Society and funding from USAID, South Sudan's Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism (MWCT) has ramped up efforts to protect its last elephants by fitting individual ...
Ecology
Jul 3, 2013
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"We can only manage what we measure"—that is the key to a unique research project which is working towards scientifically proven, evidence-based, conservation of the Malaysian elephant. It is being done with the help of ...
Ecology
May 23, 2013
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Moose have been falling over and dying across Northeastern Minnesota at a disturbing rate in recent years, and researchers still don't know why.
Ecology
Jan 10, 2013
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