Whole Ecosystems Shifting North
Entire ecosystems are shifting north in the Great Plains of North America, according to analysis of 50 years worth of data on bird distributions. These findings could aid the development of an early-warning system for land managers.
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Are Wild Animals Becoming Too Familiar with Humans?
Are animals becoming too comfortable with our ever expanding presence? This process has been described by behavioural scientists as habituation.
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A-Z of Invasive Marine Species: Wireweed
S. muticum was first found attached in Bembridge, Isle of Wight, in 1971 where it most likely had arrived from France.
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Tropical Birds Feel the Heat of Climate Change
The wide range of numbers on future possible extinctions is because of the many decisions about climate change that must still be made that could affect the outcome, such as will carbon reductions mitigate temperature rises?
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L is for Lesser Spotted
Not only are they uncommon in much of England and Wales (and absent entirely from Scotland and Ireland), but they’re hard to find even where they do occur, being secretive birds that can range over large areas.
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Tracking Turtles with Telemetry
A new model has been created that can forecast the location of critically endangered Eastern Pacific leatherback turtles along the coast of Central and South America. This will aid efforts to decrease bycatch mortality.
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