Results for keyword: wildlife biologists
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The forgotten North Cascades grizzly bear
As grizzly bear populations in the Rockies rebound, the great bruins face extirpation in the North Cascades. Can they hang on until the feds fund recovery?
by Nathan Rice, Nov 23, 2011 -
Those buck-tooth dammers are back, big-time
Beavers return to northern Colorado, improving aquatic diversity.
by Chuck Bolsinger, Oct 05, 2011 -
Helping Hummingbirds with Citizen Science
The dedicated volunteers of the Hummingbird Monitoring Network gather field data to help conserve the birds they love.
by Jean Palumbo , Sep 12, 2011 -
Toads on high: tracking and photographing boreal toads
Biologists trek high into the Colorado Rockies in search of the rare amphibian.
by Jennifer Frazer, Aug 30, 2011 -
A life in the wild
Carter Niemeyer's memoir Wolfer is the entertaining story of a government trapper who loves wildlife - especially serious predators like wolves.
by Hal Herring, Aug 21, 2011 -
Richard Reynolds, raptor man
The biologist has spent 21 years counting goshawks and other raptors in Arizona's Kaibab National Forest.
by Leath Tonino, May 30, 2011 -
Wolverines in unexpected places
The first confirmed evidence of wolverines in Oregon since 1992 shows up in surprising photographs.
by Nathan Rice, May 29, 2011 -
Pacific chorus frogs make urban comeback
Pacific chorus frogs are making an unexpected resurgence in San Francisco, with a little help from human friends.
by Matt Baume, Mar 22, 2011 -
The windhover
Biologist Travis Booms tracks Alaska's elusive gyrfalcons.
by Eric Wagner, Nov 17, 2010 -
Microclimates, macro problem
As humans rely on our ingenuity to cope with climate change, wild plants and animals take refuge in the mountains’ microclimates.
by Jodi Peterson, Oct 21, 2010
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