On a typical June day in Yellowstone, it's not unusual to see hundreds of bison grazing in the Lamar Valley. The herds appear to aimlessly move back and forth through meadows threaded by a winding river, just passive figures ...
Ecology
Nov 18, 2019
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For the first time, researchers have published a geonarrative revealing the record-breaking journey of Deer 255, whose story illustrates the challenges and opportunities for conserving migratory mule deer herds across the ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2022
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In much of the United States, there is a twice-yearly shift in timekeeping between standard time and daylight saving time, or DST, which delays both sunrise and sunset to make mornings darker and evenings brighter. Recently, ...
Ecology
Nov 2, 2022
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It's as if deer showed up for a moving feast, only to stumble, balk and let the best food go stale.
Ecology
Oct 6, 2022
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In a new finding that goes against current conservation paradigms, re-introducing wolves and other predators to our landscapes does not miraculously reduce deer populations, restore degraded ecosystems or significantly threaten ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 5, 2022
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Land managers have invested millions of dollars annually since the 1980s to place large pieces of wood back in streams, owing primarily to its importance for fish habitat. But little is known about how large wood in streams ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 22, 2022
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When visiting cities, coyotes seem to prefer the nightlife while deer and squirrels would rather be home before dark. That's the finding of new research from University of Utah ("the U") scientists who found that mammals ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2022
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Research led by a University of Wyoming graduate student involving about 50 scientists from across the globe has provided new insights into the behavior of ungulates (hoofed animals) as it relates to forage conditions and ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 27, 2021
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Scientists at UC Santa Cruz led a team of researchers from 30 institutions across North America in analyzing data from 3,212 camera traps to show how human disturbance could be shifting the makeup of mammal communities.
Plants & Animals
May 21, 2021
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For thousands of years, horses and donkeys have been some of our species' most important partners.
Plants & Animals
Apr 29, 2021
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