Hikers may create ‘landscape of fear’ for animals

Even hikers, not hunters, prompt many animals to find new ground in Glacier National Park, research indicates.

Sara Zaske-Washington State • futurity
Jan. 19, 2023 ~6 min

Tropical wildlife keep similar routines around the world

New findings show that similar environmental conditions in rainforests around the world result in consistent wildlife activity patterns.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Nov. 30, 2022 ~5 min


Tropical wildlife keep similar routines around the world

New findings show that similar environmental conditions in rainforests around the world result in consistent wildlife activity patterns.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Nov. 30, 2022 ~5 min

Even a few tourists at national parks may freak out wildlife

Even just a few visitors to US national parks can change the normal behavior of the animals that live there.

Michelle Ma-U. Washington • futurity
Oct. 14, 2022 ~7 min

4 answers about Yellowstone’s June megaflood

Experts say flooding in Yellowstone National Park was a 1-in-500-year-event. Elizabeth Hadly explains its connection to the future of global climate change.

Stanford • futurity
July 5, 2022 ~5 min

To reckon with theft of Indigenous land, change place names

Researchers propose a path for reckoning with Indigenous sovereignty and U.S. public lands through place names in national parks.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
April 14, 2022 ~7 min

National parks may also preserve trait diversity

In addition to providing homes for endangered and threatened species, national parks can protect the trait diversity of mammals, new research finds.

Jeff Falk-Rice • futurity
Sept. 10, 2020 ~5 min

Why West African lions don’t avoid hunting areas

Images from camera traps show West African lions venturing out of protected areas and closer to humans. Researchers have an idea why.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
April 2, 2020 ~7 min


How a Serengeti park road could alter lives

Would a road bisecting Serengeti National Park reduce poverty and aid conservation, or facilitate poaching and disrupt animal migration?

Maria Hornbek-Copenhagen • futurity
March 22, 2019 ~4 min

National parks in Senegal may save chimps

Gold and iron mining in West Africa eat up space where chimpanzees like to hang out, but national parks may keep them safe.

Kayla Zacharias-Purdue • futurity
March 20, 2019 ~5 min

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