In addition to habitat loss and illegal hunting, the jaguar (Panthera onca) faces another threat that increases its risk of extinction in the South American Atlantic Forest: food scarcity. A study by ...

Hundreds of kiwi in Tongariro Forest are “more vulnerable” after the Department of Conservation discovered burned and smashed predator traps. Four ferret traps were burned and a fifth is believed to ...

Birds like the black-fronted nunbird help information flow through the Amazon rainforest. During an expedition to a remote area of the Peruvian Amazon, working with a falconer, members of the Forest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Accurately determining the health and population size of a species can go a long way in conservation efforts.

The age-old question asks, "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" While philosophers and scientists alike have pondered this question for centuries, the ...

Predator–prey interactions underpin the structure and function of freshwater and marine communities by regulating population sizes, driving species coexistence and shaping energy flows. Top-down ...

Predator–prey dynamics represent a foundational pillar of ecology, encompassing interactions that range from the classic oscillations described by mathematical models to complex behavioural and ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – During an expedition to a remote area of the Peruvian Amazon, working with a falconer, members of the Forest Fear Lab at the University of California, Santa Cruz, used trained ...