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Recording bats' echolocation "calls" is the most efficient and least intrusive way of identifying different species of bats in a given area, providing...
Huron-Erie Corridor Initiative partners receive prestigious Secretary of the Interior honor
The Huron-Erie Corridor Initiative received a 2013 Department of the Interior (DOI) Partners in Conservation award today, which is one of the highest...
Low Concentrations of De-icing Chemicals Reaching Jackson Hole Groundwater
Low concentrations of chemicals commonly used at airports for de-icing planes were detected in samples of groundwater collected from the Snake River...
On California's Beaches, Mallard Ducks Have Learned to Surf for Food
Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) — that familiar duck species ubiquitous to park ponds with males parading their emerald-green heads — have picked up a...