In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a bat. But this is no ordinary bat colony. The thousands of Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) ...
Ecology
Jun 30, 2025
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Photographs of a leopard snapped by camera traps in forests in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts have raised hopes among conservationists working to save the critically endangered species.
Plants & Animals
Jun 26, 2025
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Snow leopards are known as the "ghosts of the mountains" for a reason. Imagine waiting for months in the harsh, rugged mountains of Asia, hoping to catch even a glimpse of one. These elusive big cats move silently across ...
Ecology
Jun 18, 2025
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Scientists at EPFL have created MammAlps, a multi-view, multi-modal video dataset that captures how wild mammals behave in the Swiss Alps. This new resource could be a game-changer for wildlife monitoring and conservation ...
Ecology
Jun 16, 2025
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Most of India's snow leopard population live in a remote region in the north of the country, where they co-exist alongside rural communities, according to a study published in PLOS One by Pankaj Raina at Union Territory of ...
Plants & Animals
May 7, 2025
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All sorts of creatures make their home in the wooded areas of the Grafton campus, including deer, beavers, coyotes, flying squirrels, and the occasional bobcat with her kittens. Although most of these animals rarely cross ...
Ecology
Apr 17, 2025
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When monitoring the health of mammal populations, scientists often use camera traps to observe the animals in their habitats. But weasels are so sneaky they're rarely caught on camera—leaving scientists with questions about ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 29, 2025
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Adjacent to the University of Rhode Island's main campus, North Woods encompasses 225 acres of forest, wetlands, and headwater streams. Thanks to camera trapping efforts from the Department of Natural Resources Science, images ...
Ecology
Mar 17, 2025
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A national park in Thailand has not one but three reasons to celebrate after confirming a rare Bengal tiger is raising a trio of cubs in the protected area.
Ecology
Jan 31, 2025
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Advanced technologies, education, and channeling local and indigenous knowledge could help African nations protect their unique nature.
Ecology
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