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
Endangered tigers face growing threats from an Asian road-building boom
A new study forecasts that thousands of miles of new road construction will cut through tiger habitat across Asia by 2050. Planning can make these projects more tiger-friendly.
Neil Carter, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Michigan •
conversation
April 29, 2020 • ~8 min
April 29, 2020 • ~8 min
Tiger King: why can't we just release America's captive tigers into the wild?
There are twice as many tigers in the US as there are in the wild.
Tara Pirie, Postdoctoral Researcher, People and Wildlife Research Group, University of Reading
• conversation
April 6, 2020 • ~6 min
April 6, 2020 • ~6 min
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