Coyotes live in almost all US cities. Here’s how to avoid trouble with them
Humans are becoming an increasingly urban species and, across the United States, so are coyotes.
Wildlife-friendly yards may be deadly to birds
Collisions with windows are a serious source of mortality for birds: hundreds of millions die from window strikes each year in the U.S. alone.
Pigeons may help track children’s risk of lead poisoning
Pigeons are quite literally neighborhood birds: they tend to spend their whole lives within a radius of just a few city blocks.
Urban birds may age fast, die young
Urban life has its ups and downs, for birds no less than for people.
It’s not just noise that makes city birds sing a different tune
Scientists know that bird song sounds different in cities than it does in rural areas.
City birds are better problem-solvers
Birds that live in urban areas are better at figuring out how to access new sources of food compared to rural birds of the same species, says a new study.
Snakes in a park? Not as much trouble as you’d expect
Usually, conservation efforts aimed at unpopular and feared species take place well away from areas where humans live.
Threatened species live in every Australian city
The average Australian city is home to 32 threatened species, according to a study recently published in the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography.
Rainbow cat collars could save lizards and birds
A brightly colored fabric collar with a reflective strip serves as a warning sign for the cats’ prey
City life doesn’t stress burrowing owls out
Over the past several decades, as human settlements sprawl and natural habitats shrink, wildlife species have been moving to cities.
