GPS tracking could help tigers and traffic coexist in Asia
An infrastructure boom threatens endangered tigers across Asia. Scientists want to know more about how tigers behave near roads so they can design wildlife-friendly transportation networks.
Neil Carter, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Michigan
• conversation
April 23, 2021 • ~9 min
April 23, 2021 • ~9 min
Is COVID-19 infecting wild animals? We're testing species from bats to seals to find out
COVID-19 has been found in pets, zoo animals and in a wild mink in Utah. Monitoring wildlife for COVID-19 is important for animals and humans, both of whom face risks from a jumping virus.
Kaitlin Sawatzki, Postdoctoral Infectious Disease Researcher, Tufts University •
conversation
Jan. 19, 2021 • ~8 min
Jan. 19, 2021 • ~8 min
Giant panda conservation is failing to revive the wider ecosystem – new study
Pandas have done more to raise awareness of biodiversity loss than any other species. But they may not be good at stopping it themselves.
Jason Gilchrist, Ecologist, Edinburgh Napier University •
conversation
Aug. 3, 2020 • ~8 min
Aug. 3, 2020 • ~8 min
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