Pandemic interrupts longtime Isle Royale wolf, moose study
One of the world's longest-running wildlife field studies has fallen prey to the coronavirus pandemic.
One of the world's longest-running wildlife field studies has fallen prey to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ecology
Jan 16, 2021
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Spatial isolation is known to promote speciation—but LMU researchers have now shown that, at least in yeast, the opposite is also true. New ecological variants can also evolve within thoroughly mixed populations.
Evolution
Jan 12, 2021
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People view the wolf as either a threatening predator or a sign of a healthy natural habitat. Many proponents of nature and animal conservation welcome the spread of wolf populations in Germany. By contrast, farmers who graze ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 7, 2021
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The Scandinavian wolf originally came from Finland and Russia, and unlike many other European wolf populations its genetic constitution is virtually free from dog admixture. In addition, individuals have migrated into and ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 10, 2020
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Wolf spiders in a warming Arctic are getting bigger, reproducing more and eating different foods. Including other spiders.
Plants & Animals
May 5, 2020
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Washington's wolf population increased by just 11% in 2019, according to figures released today by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife—dramatically less than what is needed to sustain the healthy growth of a ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 21, 2020
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A pack of gray wolves may have been spotted in northwest Colorado just one day after a measure to reintroduce the species throughout the state won approval to appear on the 2020 ballot.
Ecology
Jan 10, 2020
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One year into its effort to reestablish the wolf population on Isle Royale, the National Park Service and its partners have a problem: The new wolves keep dying and nobody knows why.
Ecology
Oct 7, 2019
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Wolf populations in the wild jumped in France last year, a faster-than-expected increase that will prompt the government to increase hunting quotas and take other measures to protect livestock herds, officials said Friday.
Ecology
Jun 7, 2019
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A new paper explores the genetic signatures of a pair of wolves isolated on Isle Royale, a remote national park in Lake Superior. The pair are father-daughter and share the same mother. Such close inbreeding leads to genetic ...
Ecology
May 29, 2019
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