Tag: deer

Light pollution is changing the way cougars hunt deer in western US

Mule deer in the western US are drawn into light-polluted cities at night to feed on lush garden vegetation – with knock-on effects for the cougars that hunt the deer Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2258765-light-pollution-is-changing-the-way-cougars-hunt-deer-in-western-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

Borneo’s ‘carnivorous’ squirrel actually mainly eats one kind of seed

The Bornean tufted ground squirrel reputedly kills and eats deer – but the first scientific study of the rodent suggests it mainly feeds on the seeds of one tree Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2251844-borneos-carnivorous-squirrel-actually-mainly-eats-one-kind-of-seed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

Study: Saving Pandas Led To the Downfall of Other Animals

UPI reports:
Efforts to save the giant panda from extinction have come at the expense of other large mammals, a new study released Monday by the science journal Nature Ecology and Evolution said… Since the giant panda reserves were set up in China during the 1960s, leopards have disappeared from 81% of reserves, snow leopards from 38%, wolves from 77% and Asian…

Full moon, faint eclipse, on July 4-5

The penumbral lunar eclipse of July 4-5, 2020 will be so nearly imperceptible that some will see nothing even while staring at it. Then again … very observant people will notice something strange happening on the moon, without knowing an eclipse is taking place. Who will see it (or not) in this post. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/full-buck-moon-faint-eclipse-july-4-5…

Melting Glaciers: Effects on the Environment, Humans, and Biodiversity

Recently, the temperature in the Arctic appears to have hit a new continental high, close to 70 degrees. That’s leading to continued melting of glaciers in the Arctic and around the world. But how will that impact the world’s ecosystems? Dr. David Hik is an Associate Dean of the Faculty of Science as well as […]
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