Ticksare small parasitic arachnids, widely distributed around the world. They feed on the blood of a host animal, bird, reptile, or human. They wait to patiently in a position known as “questing”. Clinging to leaves and grasses, with two legs outstretched, they wait to grasp and climb ...
Snow leopards (Panthera uncia) are a threatened and highlyvulnerable speciesof the mountainous ranges of Central Asia. There are now as few as 4,000 snow leopards in the wild, and their numbers continue to decline. They face many threats, including poaching, habitat loss, the impact of climat...
Waves could be up to 8 feet high, giving them enough speed to come in farther than they normally would. "Usually we see waves of around 2 to 3 feet," said Earth and Environment professor Stephen Leatherman. "It's going to cause severe problems withbeach erosion—which is an issue for ...
(Hawkins, Magurran, & Armstrong, 2004), and both zoo-reared black tailed prairie dogs, Cynomys ludovicianus, and naïve wild-living California ground squirrels, Spermophilus beecheyi, engage in stereotyped snake-directed behaviour in response to moving snakes (Owings and Coss, 1977, Owings and ...
Another way that the government harms the electrical grid is in interfering with the building of new power plants. A plethora of regulations, red tape and permits are required for each new power plant. At the current rate of government action, it will be impossible for energy companies to bui...
We compared gastrointestinal helminth communities of native Eurasian red squirrels ( Sciurus vulgaris ) in the presence and absence of introduced Eastern grey squirrels ( Sciurus carolinensis ) to detect alterations induced by the alien species. In particular, we investigated whether spillover of a ...
"Failing to account for these combined threats can lead to a major underestimation of threats in the IUCN Red List assessments." The combined impacts of deforestation, forest fragmentation and commercial exploitation are not unique to Southeast Asia. Rampant land-use change and wildlife trade drive ...
With threats of sea level rise, storm surge and other natural disasters, researchers from Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science are turning to nature to protect humans from nature. They are developing innovative ways t
On beaches from North Carolina to Texas and throughout the wider Caribbean, one of nature's great seasonal events is underway. Adult female sea turtles are crawling out of the ocean, digging deep holes in the sand and laying eggs. After about 60 days turtle hatchlings will emerge and head...
However, the range dynamics of the grey squirrel and red squirrel under future climate change scenarios remain unknown. The present study examined the range dynamics of grey squirrels and red squirrels in Europe and their range overlap now and in the future based on climate change. Under the ...