Behavior
Flamingos Can Be Picky about Company
They don’t stand on one leg around just anybody but often prefer certain members of the flock.
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Environment
Tapirs Help Reforestation via Defecation
The large herbivores appear to prefer disturbed areas over more intact ones and spread many more seeds in those places through their droppings.
Conservation
Camera Traps May Overcount Snow Leopards and Other Vulnerable Species
Markings on big cats are hard to distinguish, meaning one animal may be counted as two
Conservation
New Data on Killer House Cats
Wild cats kill more animals than domestic ones do. But pet cats kill many more of them in a small area than similarly sized wild predators.
Conservation
Birds on Rhinos’ Back Help Them Avoid Poachers
Oxpeckers riding on rhinoceroses feast on ticks, and their calls warn the nearsighted herbivores about approaching humans.
Conservation
Jane Goodall: We Can Learn from This Pandemic
In a teleconference promoting her participation in Earth Day events on the National Geographic Channel, Goodall talked about what gives her hope during the pandemic and what she hopes we all learn from it...
Conservation
How Herbivore Herds Might Help Permafrost
Introducing herds of large herbivores in the Arctic would disturb surface snow, allowing cold air to reach the ground and keep the permafrost frosty.
Policy
Obama Talks Some Science Policy
As he endorsed Joe Biden today, former president Barack Obama touched on some environmental, economic and science matters.
Conservation
New Hope for Migratory Shorebirds
A report from Guatemala
Conservation
Note to Polluters: Salmon Are Sensible Fish
Originally published in July 1857
Public Health
Coronavirus Disrupts Vital Field Research—Including Disease Transmission Work
Scientists across the globe have been cut off from sites and experimental resources—or stranded abroad
Conservation
Can We Save the Woodrat without Slaughtering Cats?
In Key Largo, Fla., conservationists and feline lovers figure out how to get along
Environment
Coyotes Eat Everything from Fruits to Cats
The diets of coyotes vary widely, depending on whether they live in rural, suburban or urban environments—but pretty much anything is fair game.
Conservation
Ocean Species Are Shifting toward the Poles
Changes in species abundance can throw food chains out of whack and put livelihoods at risk
Culture
Recommended Books, March 2020
Saving the Florida panther, cornfield espionage and racial profiling, and more
Conservation
COVID-19: The Wildlife Trade and Human Disease
Christian Walzer, executive director of global health at the Wildlife Conservation Society, talks about how the wildlife trade, especially for human consumption, can lead to disease outbreaks...
Conservation
Ocean Plastic Smells Great to Sea Turtles
Ocean plastic gets covered with algae and other marine organisms, making it smell delicious to sea turtles—with potentially deadly results.
Conservation
Build a Recycling-Sorting Machine
A sustainable science project from Science Buddies
Conservation
Arctic Exploitation May Harm Animals Large and Small
As the region warms, ignorance about creatures ranging from plankton to whales leaves them vulnerable to human activities
Conservation
The Camera Will See You Now: New Tech Takes Wildlife Vitals from Afar
Measuring zoo animals’ heart and breathing rates from a distance keeps them—and humans—safe
