Migration Matters
Countless species of animals – big game, birds, bats, insects, amphibians, reptiles, and fish – migrate to reach suitable habitats to feed, reproduce, and raise their young. Animal migrations developed...
View ArticlePredicting Wildlife and Plant Responses to Solar Energy Development in the...
The development of large-scale solar energy facilities is expanding quickly to meet growing electricity generation needs in the U.S. in the coming decades. USGS conducted a study of wildlife and plant...
View ArticleUSGS mapping of western mule deer migration featured in new global atlas
RESTON, Va. — The longest mule deer migration on record, the focus of a long-term USGS study, is one of 20 large mammal migrations included in the first ever Atlas of Ungulate Migration launched recently.
View ArticleA new study predicts grizzly bear habitat use in the Bitterroot Ecosystem of...
RESTON, Va. — A new study co-authored by scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks helps to identify where in the Bitterroot Ecosystem grizzly bears could call...
View ArticleStudy finds salamanders are surprisingly abundant in northeastern forests
RESTON, Va. — Two recent amphibian-focused studies shed light on the ecological importance of red-backed salamanders, while confirming that proactive measures would prevent costly impacts from a...
View ArticleFridays Findings - June 14, 2024
Title: What's the Buzz in USGS Pollinator ScienceDate: June 14, 2024, at 2:00-3:00 pm Eastern/11:00 am-12:00 pm Pacific
View Article60 years of data show shifts in the winter ranges of three duck species in...
RESTON, Va. — The autumn and winter ranges of three species of economically important dabbling ducks have shifted since the 1960s according to new research co-authored by scientists from the U.S....
View ArticleMapped: 33 new big game migrations across American West
RESTON, Va. — A new set of maps that document the movements of ungulates was published today in the fourth volume of the Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States. The maps in this collaborative...
View ArticleFriday's Findings - March 22, 2024
Title: Finding The Core: Tools for Identifying Intact Grasslands and Tracking Restoration Outcomes Date: March 22, 2024, at 2:00 pm Eastern/11:00 am Pacific Speaker: Caleb Roberts, Unit Leader, USGS...
View ArticleFriday's Findings - March 8, 2024
Title: Celebrating International Women's Day and the Paths Taken to a Career in ScienceDate: March 8, 2024, at 2:00 pm Eastern/11:00 am Pacific
View ArticleLatest science findings from Ocean Ecology Research to be presented at...
USGS scientists will present findings from their ocean and coastal research at three scientific conferences this February. USGS research in ocean ecology focuses on improving our understanding of our...
View ArticleCharismatic Wildlife and the Charismatic Women who Study Them
USGS celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by featuring five fascinating animals and five phenomenal female scientists who study them.
View ArticleFriday's Findings - January 26, 2024
Title: Expanding Biologists’ Toolbox for Assessing the Status of Southeastern Freshwater Fishes Date: January 26, 2024 at 2:00 pm Eastern/11:00 am Pacific
View ArticleUSGS Explores Climate Change Threats to Popular Lake Maintenance Practice
USGS researchers are investigating whether winter lake drawdowns, a widespread low-cost lake management technique, may become less effective as the climate changes. A team of researchers funded by the...
View ArticleUSGS ecologist forges the key to unlocking a long-standing scientific debate...
Jonathon Valente didn’t set out to be a mediator for scientists or science, but to help his field of landscape ecology out of a rut, that’s just what he became.
View ArticleResearch Explores Conservation Strategies for Shifting Walleye Populations
Given the challenges that warming waters pose to walleye populations, USGS researchers created a data-rich “RAD Walleye Tool” that can help managers determine which lakes are the best candidates for...
View ArticleIdentifying Causes of American Kestrel Declines to Inform Conservation Actions
American kestrels are declining across most of their North American range at a steady rate of approximately -1.4% per year (Sauer et al. 2019). The causes of kestrel decline remain unknown. Given the...
View ArticleEvaluating the U.S. Geological Survey, Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Units...
Having sprouted from its beginnings at Iowa State University in 1935, the CRU Program has flourished into a partnership comprising 42 Units in 40 states. Central to this initiative has been the...
View ArticleTwo USGS Publications Outline Pollinator Conservation Efforts
Pollinator species in the U.S. are in crisis based on broad-scale changes in land-use and climate. Biodiversity of pollinators in the U.S. includes more than 4,000 species of insects, birds, and...
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