Inland Mute Swans Had Higher Winter Body Condition Despite Harsher Winters and Supplemental Feeding
A study of 853 mute swans from four Polish wintering regions found higher body condition inland than on…
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A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Dunnock Spring Passage Advanced by Up to 8.3 Days Over 61 Years at Hel
Standardised ringing data from northern Poland showed that the first, median and last phases of dunnock spring passage…
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Gut Microbiomes Across Nine Kruger Mammals Clustered More Strongly by Dietary Group Than Species
A study of 89 quality-filtered faecal samples from nine wild mammals in Kruger National Park found that carnivores,…
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African Buffalo Herds Concentrated in Wetlands and Forest During Gambella's Dry Season
A two-year study in Ethiopia's Gambella National Park found similar but uncertain buffalo abundance estimates in 2022 and…
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Half of 24 GPS-Tracked Female Moose Migrated While Repeatedly Selecting Shrubby River Corridors
GPS data from 24 female moose in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge showed that 12 migrated between seasonal ranges.…
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Cattle Egret Reporting Rate Rose From 0.38 to 0.60 in Southern African Atlas Data
A systematic review of 173 studies found generally stable or increasing cattle egret populations in the better-studied parts…
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Herbivore Tooth Enamel Points to Repeated Ecological Stability Along the Lebanese Coast
Isotopes from 58 fossil herbivore teeth at Naame, Nahr Ibrahim and Ras el-Kelb indicate that moist, C3-dominated habitats…
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Ptarmigan Counts Reached an 11-Year High as Gyrfalcons Had a Strong Breeding Season in Alaska
Seward Peninsula surveys recorded the highest ptarmigan numbers in 11 years, including a willow-ptarmigan count more than twice…
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Four African Wild Dog Dispersals Totalled 9,863 km but Produced Little Genetic or Demographic Connectivity
GPS-tracked African wild dogs from Zambia crossed protected and human-dominated landscapes, including one journey of more than 2,300…
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Nearly Three-quarters of Migrating Redwings Carried Ticks During Two Mild Belgian Autumns
Ticks were found on 72.9% of 284 redwings sampled during late-autumn migration in Belgium; 12.9% of 698 screened…
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Sri Lankan Leopards in Tea Landscape Were Less Active by Day and More Active at Dusk
In Sri Lanka’s Central Highlands, only 4.4% of leopard records in an unprotected tea landscape were diurnal while…
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Female Tigers Returned More Often and Stayed Longer Than Males in Panna
GPS tracking of 12 resident tigers in Panna Tiger Reserve showed higher revisitation and residence times in females…
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One Male Tiger Confirmed in Bhutan’s Biological Corridor 7
A 5,144-trap-night survey photographed one adult male tiger at two stations in Bhutan’s Biological Corridor 7, confirming use…
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Late Spring Frost Was Linked to About 4% Smaller Pied Flycatcher Eggs
After a severe April frost damaged emerging oak foliage at Valsaín in central Spain, Pied Flycatchers laid eggs…
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Red and Tibetan Foxes Shared Prey, but Red Foxes Had a Broader Diet
DNA metabarcoding on the northeastern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau found overlapping winter diets in red and Tibetan foxes, but red…
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Three GPS-tracked Grey Herons Migrated Very Differently but Returned to the Same Breeding Grounds
GPS tracking of three adult grey herons breeding in Poland and Germany showed migration distances from 175 to…
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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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Roe Deer in Similar Scottish Habitats Had More Similar Diets
DNA metabarcoding from 198 Scottish roe deer found that study site explained about 18% of dietary variation, while…
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African Hoopoe Occupancy Showed No Clear Environmental Pattern While Fork-tailed Drongos Were More Common on Rocky Soils
A Namibian acoustic study found no clear occupancy response to the tested environmental variables in African hoopoes, while…
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GPS-Based Models Highlighted the Lower Sumida as a Key Black-headed Gull Corridor in Tokyo
GPS tracking showed that black-headed gulls followed different river features at different movement scales in Tokyo, while GPS-based…
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