After the Smoke Clears: How Fires Affect Wildlife Populations
Fires are an essential part of many ecosystems. How do they impact the animals which live there?
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Can Human Infrastructure Improve Biodiversity?
Electrical towers are dotted across landscapes around the world, bringing power to people in cities and the country. But can these towers be used to help wildlife? In a new study, researchers in Sevilla, Spain modified the base of these towers to attract wildlife. They found that not only do these man-made structures attract wildlife, but they can also act as wildlife corridors — providing safe passage for critters as they move across human-modified landscapes.
Read moreThere Are More Tigers in the USA Than in the Wild. Should We Really Be the Tiger King of the World?
Tiger King may not be on Netflix’s Top 10 anymore, but that doesn’t mean issues with the tiger trade in the United States have gone away.
Read moreT.G.I…M.? Why Wildlife Wants Your Vacation to End Sooner
When the workweek ends and the weekend arrives, many people leave their office life to visit the great outdoors. From birdwatching to biking, spending time in nature may be a positive experience for you, but your presence may make the animals living in the natural spaces you visit on the weekend wish it was Monday already.
Read moreDuck broods are more resilient than expected in the face of oil and natural gas extraction
The Bakken Formation, a unique geological feature in the midwestern US and Canada, is a mecca for oil reserves and duck habitat. Scientists aimed to better understand how increased oil production has impacted the establishment and survival of duck broods.
Read moreAre we accidentally treating fish with anti-depressants? Pharmaceuticals in our surface waters
The ever-growing and expanding pharmaceutical industry is overwhelming wastewater treatment plants, making the release of pharmaceuticals into the environment a big problem. A recent study illustrates that the presence of anti-depressants in streams can change the behavior of mosquitofish. The potential effects of pharmaceutical pollution on wildlife should make us think carefully about how we dispose of our leftover medicines.
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