Butterflies, deer, turtles, salamanders, frogs, fish and birds are some of the many species being monitored at Five Rivers MetroParks.
Waterfowl affected by wildfires in North America’s boreal forest are remarkably resilient to the blazes, U.S. Geological Survey scientists find.
Scientists have long known that great frigate birds can fly for days at a time. But thanks to a recent investigation completed by researchers at the French National Center for Scientific Research, we now know that frigates...
University of Windsor researchers lead a study finding that migrating birds are impacted by low-level light sources like streetlamps and porch lights.
Drones are being used for a lot of things these days, so why can’t they help out researchers looking to learn more about wildlife? A study from Australia’s Monash University has found that drones, despite making some...
Air pollution is estimated to cause 10,000 early deaths in London each year, according to a report by scientists at King’s College. Yet many residents of the city don’t really think about the issue of poor air...
Arctic songbird nestlings struggle in cold, wet years, but the changes forecast by climate models may lead to even more challenging conditions, according to new research from scientists at the University of California, Davis. Researchers at the...
Acoustic meters help University of California, Santa Cruz, researchers monitor calls of endangered marbled murrelets with a goal of reducing survey costs.
New Mexico State University researchers use satellite tracking tags to study sandhill crane ecology at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.
As the climate warms up, bird species are in decline. And though it may seem that poor physiological tolerance for heat would be the primary factor in the dwindling numbers, other causes — like changes in rainfall...
In a new study, scientists predict that virtually all seabirds’ stomachs will have plastic in them by 2050, according to a Treehugger.com webpost. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and Imperial College London researchers analyzed studies from...
During a separate field study, University of Austria scientists made a surprising discovery, according to a recent New Scientist article. The research team discovered that Darwin finches living on the Galapagos Islands have found a natural way...
Shifts in oceanic and atmospheric conditions helped bring the rare Galapagos penguin back from the edge of extinction over a 30-year period.
Radio tracking devices help reveal differences in the lifestyles of male and female Cooper’s Hawks.
Monitored seabird populations all over the Earth have declined 70 percent, according to a recent University of British Columbia press release. Because seabirds are an especially good indicator of how entire marine environment food webs are doing,...
According to the National Audubon Society, wild American Flamingos have not inhabited Florida for over 100 years. Driven away by early settlers invading their territory and taking feathers and eggs, they were never believed to return. But...
The godwit, a migratory wading bird well known in the Netherlands, can adjust its breeding schedule to accommodate for extreme weather, a study finds.
A study finds that wind turbines drive male prairie chickens away from mating sites, but don't seem to affect nesting habits.
Bird population densities in artificial wetlands are 38 times higher than those in natural marshes, according to research from Florida Atlantic University
The Bachman's sparrow nests in longleaf pine stands, but limited connectivity between stands may narrow the species' distribution, according to NCSU study