A traffic-light system for dogwalkers could protect breeding birds, seal pups and other wildlife
Our proposed system of coloured pawprints would provide consistent countryside guidelines for dog walkers.
Matthew Heard, Professor of Ecology, Head of Environmental Research and Data, The National Trust •
conversation
June 11, 2025 • ~7 min
June 11, 2025 • ~7 min
How dogs and cats are evolving to look alike and why it’s humans’ fault - new research
Human fashion can be as powerful as millions of years of evolution – and it’s harming our pets.
Grace Carroll, Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast •
conversation
May 2, 2025 • ~7 min
May 2, 2025 • ~7 min
When dogs return to nature – just how domesticated are our pooches really?
The story of a miniature dachshund surviving in the wild shows we may not know our pets as well as we might like to think.
Jacqueline Boyd, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University •
conversation
April 15, 2025 • ~7 min
April 15, 2025 • ~7 min
Dogs see their world through smell – and scientists are starting to translate it like never before
It’s hard to imagine what it’s like to experience the world more through scent than sight.
Jacqueline Boyd, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University •
conversation
April 1, 2025 • ~7 min
April 1, 2025 • ~7 min
Why do dogs love to play with trash?
While you might not like how your trash smells, to your dog it is an appealing buffet brimming with apple cores, banana peels, meat scraps and stale bread.
Nancy Dreschel, Associate Teaching Professor of Small Animal Science, Penn State •
conversation
March 31, 2025 • ~6 min
March 31, 2025 • ~6 min
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