Foxes bred for tameness had fewer estrogen-receptor neurons in a hypothalamic region
A study of silver foxes in Russia found fewer estrogen-receptor-expressing neurons in one hypothalamic subdivision in foxes bred…
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A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Ducks sharing South Korean wintering grounds migrated in different ways
GPS tracking of six dabbling-duck species found contrasting spring journeys: Northern Pintails and Baikal Teals travelled farthest, while…
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Great Egrets Returned to Familiar Colonies, Used Wetlands Most and Avoided Cities
GPS tracking of seven Great Egrets in Eastern Europe found that four of six birds followed across multiple…
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A tapeworm’s life cycle links Arctic sea ducks and barnacles
DNA evidence connects larval Fimbriarioides intermedia in barnacles with adult worms in eiders. Samples from four northern seas…
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Six Migratory Shorebirds Were Linked to Habitat Complexes Beyond Tidal Flats
Across the East Asian–Australasian Flyway, six shorebirds were associated not only with tidal flats but also with nearby…
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Six of Seven GPS-Tracked Great Egrets Returned to the Same Wintering Grounds
Six of seven great egrets tracked across at least two complete winters returned to the same wintering grounds;…
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Tiger Recovery Was Not Consistently Linked to More Human–Tiger Conflict
A 2010–2025 synthesis from ten tiger range countries found no consistent relationship between tiger population size and total…
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Reindeer and Caribou Showed Broad Genetic Differences Across Russia, Alaska and Canada
Microsatellite data from 1,544 reindeer and caribou in 42 populations showed broad genetic differentiation among Russia, Alaska and…
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Eurasian Nuthatch Pair Turned a Brick Wall Cavity Into a Nest in Central Tver
A detailed study in central Tver documented a Eurasian nuthatch pair building inside a cavity in a plastered…
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Simulated Pre-Saharan Magnetic Conditions Did Not Produce Sustained Extra Mass Gain in Thrush Nightingales
A 2026 replication found that juvenile thrush nightingales exposed to a magnetic simulation ending in northern Egypt did…
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Eurasian Jays in Stavropol Concentrated in Food-Rich Habitats in Winter
A 2026 reanalysis of records from 2002–2024 found that habitat use by the Caucasian subspecies of Eurasian jay…
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Amur leopard density nearly tripled in a decade
Ten years of camera-trap data from Russia’s Land of the Leopard National Park show a strong recovery in…
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Fieldfare and Song Thrush Confirmed as New Intermediate Hosts of Sarcocystis turdusi
Across 72 dead thrushes from Lithuania and Russia’s Kaliningrad region, DNA confirmed fieldfare and song thrush as new…
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Short-eared Owls Wintering in Taiwan Used Two Distinct Spring Migration Routes
Seventeen GPS-tagged Short-eared Owls departed Taiwan in spring: 11 used a continental route through eastern China and six…
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Bangladesh-Wintering Redshanks Used a Narrower Himalayan Corridor Than Singapore Birds
Nine Common Redshanks tracked from southern Bangladesh used a much narrower trans-Himalayan migration corridor than previously tracked Singapore-wintering…
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Fourteen Uncinaria stenocephala Hookworms Were Found in One Golden Jackal From Mordovia
Fourteen Uncinaria stenocephala were recovered from one golden jackal found dead on a road in Mordovia, providing the…
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Northern Willow Warbler Moult Lasted About 15 Days
A 2026 study in Russia’s far north found a highly synchronous willow warbler moult lasting about 15 days,…
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Future Environmental Change Could Reduce Greater White-fronted Goose Migration Network Integrity by 35–71%
Models of the East Asian spring migration system from the Yangtze Basin to the Russian Arctic projected more…
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Inheritance and Early-life Environment Both Shaped Pied Flycatcher Nonbreeding Areas
Tracking across the breeding range and a Netherlands–Sweden egg-translocation experiment showed that both inheritance and natal environment influence…
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Camera Traps Recorded Six Passerine Nest Raids by Male European Honey-buzzards
Camera monitoring of 147 passerine nests in the Voronezh Nature Reserve recorded male European honey-buzzards raiding six nests—4.1%…
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