Tag: wildlife biology
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Biologists Race Against Time to Save the NWT’s Bats
Protecting the NWT’s Bats: A Race Against Time In the remote reaches of Canada’s Northwest Territories, a team of biologists is racing the clock to save a vital, but imperiled, community of bats. The effort is centered in the South Slave region, where a cave once whispered about as a local legend has revealed itself…
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Biologists Race Against Time to Save the Northwest Territories’ Bats
Introduction: A Race Against Time In the Northwest Territories, a team of biologists is racing against the clock to save a fragile bat population from multiple threats. What began as a routine survey in the South Slave region turned into a high-stakes mission to understand and protect a keystone species whose fate could ripple through…
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Mukhi the Indian cheetah becomes mother to 5 cubs at Kuno National Park
Historic moment as Mukhi becomes a mother to five cubs In a landmark development for India’s cheetah reintroduction effort, Mukhi, the country’s first Indian cheetah, has given birth to five cubs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. The successful litter marks a significant milestone in conservation work that aims to reestablish cheetah populations in…
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UM Students Explore Animal Behavior with Camera Traps
Introduction: A Hands-On Approach to Wildlife Science On a hillside near Missoula, a group of University of Montana students are taking field biology to the next level. They aren’t in a classroom with slides and lectures alone; they’re in the field, setting up camera traps to observe wild animals in their natural habitat. This practical…
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Three-Legged Lizards Defy Evolution: Surprising Survivors Across the Globe
Introduction: An Unexpected Observation Biologists who study lizards chase fast, elusive prey and rely on a toolkit of careful observation and precise measurements. In our work across six continents, one discovery has flipped many assumptions: some lizards survive after losing a leg and can thrive in the wild. The moment a brown anole was captured…
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Europe’s Largest Bats Hunt And Eat Migrating Birds On Wing, High In Sky
Groundbreaking Insight into a Remarkable Hunting Strategy For years, researchers have known that some bats can prey on sizable, nimble birds. Now a comprehensive study using high-resolution biologging has confirmed that Europe’s largest bat, the greater noctule (Nyctalus lasiopterus), routinely captures and consumes nocturnally migrating passerine birds in flight high above the ground. This discovery…
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Europe’s Largest Bats Hunt Birds In Flight At Night
Breakthrough Evidence: Bats Diving After Migrating Birds For decades, researchers have known that some bat species can hunt larger prey away from water and near the ground. A new study, however, provides compelling, direct evidence that Europe’s largest bat, the greater noctule (Nyctalus lasiopterus), hunts and eats nocturnally migrating birds in midair, high above the…