Swifts migrate long distances yet face many threats along their journey. Lack of nest sites is a big problem but installing swift boxes and bricks won’t be the only solution.
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A newborn bison calf in Yellowstone National Park had to be euthanized after a visitor handled it in May 2023 – a recent example of how trying to help wild animals often harms them.
Standard marine protected areas with fixed boundaries can’t effectively shelter these ocean nomads.
Scientists don’t know what prompts turtle hatchlings to emerge from their nests and head for the water, but vibrations appear to play a role.
I watched little ravens line their nests with messmate stringy bark last spring. Here’s what birds might seek your garden trees this year.
Somehow, female birds manage to hold their families together despite predators, harsh conditions and sometimes, a less-than-attentive partner.
You’ve heard pregnant women talk about nesting, whether that’s painting the nursery, or cleaning the house from top to bottom before their baby arrives. But new research turns ‘nesting’ on its head.
Birds spend a lot of time and energy singing, but they don’t do it the same way in every season of the year. And some can’t sing at all. What’s the purpose of birdsong?
We need to understand what a swallow’s nest is really for – and it is not mainly for sleeping.
Top contributors
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, The University of Melbourne
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ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Research Professor and Director, Texas Sea Grant, Texas A&M University
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Associate Professor, Ornithology, University of East Anglia
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PhD student, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Curator of Ornithology, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida
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Post-doctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Research Associate Professor of Biology, Texas A&M University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia
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Associate Research Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Penn State
