CSU Biologists share "Wings Across Americas" award
CSU scientists among those recognized with "Wings Across Americas" award for work on the ecology of Mexican spotted owl.
Tag: "Department of Fish Wildlife and Conservation Biology"
Orphaned elephants change where they live in response to poaching
Young elephants who have lost either their mothers or the matriarchs of their herd change where they live in response to the loss.
How to keep visitors a safe distance from wildlife in national parks
As the national parks brace for throngs of summer visitors hoping to catch a glimpse of wildlife, Colorado State University faculty and students are improving the way parks keep people from getting too close to wild animals.
Could bats guide humans to clean drinking water in places where it's scarce?
Desert life depends on reliable access to water, but water can vary both in quantity and quality. People may be able to locate usable water sources and detect changes in the quality of sources they are already using by observing bats.
105 contraband specimens donated to biology department, thanks to student's work
Smuggled exotic and endangered animal items confiscated by the U.S. federal government now have a chance at a new life - in the CSU Department of Biology's teaching collections.
Warming Arctic climate constrains life in cold-adapted mammals
A new study led by Joel Berger has uncovered previously unknown effects of rain-on-snow events, winter precipitation and ice tidal surges on the muskoxen.
In the Arctic, More Rain May Mean Fewer Musk Oxen
A warming climate is contributing to more rain-on-snow events in arctic regions, restricting species like musk oxen's food supplies. Latest research from Joel Berger detailed in NY Times.
To Advocate or Not Is No Longer the Question: Paths to Enhance Scientific Engagement
Faculty in Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology call for enhancing scientific engagement in ecology in Bioscience.
Orphaned elephants' social lives substantially altered by poaching
CSU researchers found that orphaned elephants have less access to mature, dominant individuals than non-orphaned elephants.
Benefits of bats stretch from bugs to tequila to cashews
Theresa Laverty, a doctoral student working under Joel Berger in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology chats with the Reporter Herald about the importance of bats.