To protect wildlife from free-roaming cats, a zone defense may be more effective than trying to get every feline off the street
A new study shows that when free-ranging cats are more than a few blocks from forested areas in cities, such as parks, they’re more likely to prey on rats than on native wildlife.
Travis Gallo, Assistant Professor of Urban Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, George Mason University •
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April 8, 2022 • ~9 min
April 8, 2022 • ~9 min
Antarctica's unique ecosystem is threatened by invasive species ‘hitchhiking’ on ships
New research maps how ship traffic connects Antarctica to worldwide ecosystems.
Arlie McCarthy, PhD Researcher, British Antarctic Survey, and Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge •
conversation
Jan. 11, 2022 • ~7 min
Jan. 11, 2022 • ~7 min
Climate change is muting fall colors, but it's just the latest way that humans have altered US forests
Warm autumn weather has produced dull leaf colors across the eastern US this year, but climate change isn’t the only way that humans have altered trees’ fall displays.
Marc Abrams, Professor of Forest Ecology and Physiology, Penn State •
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Oct. 27, 2021 • ~8 min
Oct. 27, 2021 • ~8 min
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