A new study sheds light on how climate change and human development threaten mammal species living in isolated biodiversity hotspots known as "sky islands."
Plants & Animals
Apr 29, 2024
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Research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences identifies how gentrified parts of a city have notably more urban wildlife than ungentrified parts of the same city, further limiting marginalized ...
Ecology
Apr 15, 2024
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A mysterious parasite from Asia is infecting snakes over most of Florida, and researchers believe it was likely brought here by invasive Burmese pythons.
Plants & Animals
Apr 3, 2024
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As habitat loss and fragmentation continues, many in the scientific community view landscape corridors as important for connecting habitat fragments to maintain biodiversity.
Ecology
Apr 2, 2024
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One of the largest studies on wildlife activity—involving more than 220 researchers, 163 mammal species and 5,000 camera traps worldwide—reveals that wild animals react differently to humans depending on where the animals ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 18, 2024
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New research is cutting male mammals down to size.
Plants & Animals
Mar 13, 2024
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I am a conservation biologist who studies emerging infectious diseases. When people ask me what I think the next pandemic will be I often say that we are in the midst of one—it's just afflicting a great many species more ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 12, 2024
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The eastern barred bandicoot was once found in abundance across the basalt plains of western Victoria. But habitat destruction and predation by introduced red foxes drove the species to the brink of extinction on the mainland.
Plants & Animals
Mar 4, 2024
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A study published in Global Ecology and Conservation has found that three-quarters of the distinct habitats in North, Central, and South America fall below the Global Biodiversity Convention's target of 30% protection.
Ecology
Feb 14, 2024
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Scientists have harnessed cutting-edge technology to produce the most comprehensive map of hedgerows across the length and breadth of England. The researchers at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) hope this innovative ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 31, 2024
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