Super Predators
Not only do we kill animals at far higher rates than other predators, we hunt in ways that are particularly destructive.
Articles Tagged with “human population”
13 Articles found tagged with “human population”.
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When Birds and Buildings Collide
It is not that birds are unaware of their surroundings; they are simply not primed, via learning or evolution, to detect hazardous man-made structures that extend into their airspace.
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Bees using plastic waste to build hives
Researchers discovered that two solitary bee species in Canada are using polyurethane and polyethelene-based plastics in the formation and closing of their brood cells.
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A Paved Paradise
One new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B has made the surprising discovery that not all is lost when paradise is paved with concrete.
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Save the Tiger, Move the People
If resources are preferentially allocated to those who live in the most critical tiger habitats, this will leave these areas completely free of human disturbances and allow tigers to thrive.
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Where Have All The Lions Gone?
Scientists at Duke University reported that more than two-thirds of lions in Africa have disappeared in the last 50 years. Rapid human population growth, and all the threats to wildlife that this brings with it, has reduced both lion populations and the savannah in which they live.
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The Highs and Lows of Florida Panther Recovery
Today, the total population of Florida panthers is estimated to be between 100 and 160 animals. Sadly, this increase in numbers has resulted in more panthers becoming involved in vehicle collisions on Florida’s roads.
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Path of the Pronghorn
For animals that migrate over vast distances, new roads can dissect their traditional routes, and bring about many deaths to those attempting to cross.
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Elephants vs Humans: Solving the Conflict
Elephants can raid crops, damage water supplies, demolish homes and grain stores, and even kill or injure people and their livestock. People often retaliate in an effort to protect themselves and their livelihoods, by resorting to extreme measure such as poisoning and shooting elephants.
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Can Tigers and Humans Co-exist?
Since the beginning of the 20th Century, the world population of tigers has fallen by 97%, from 100,000 individuals to current estimates of just 3,000.