Some wild animals are relatively easy to study. Certain penguin populations, for instance, are so unaccustomed to large predators that they barely fear humans and will often wander right up to ...

Today's ecologists have more data than ever before to help monitor and understand the world's biodiversity. Yet researchers are still working to get more detailed information to better combat ...

And some see the new snow as being a template to tell us about the activities of local wildlife, much of which we do not see. This is a good time for getting out in the snow to find animal tracks ...

Researchers developed a computer vision framework for posture estimation and identity tracking which they can use in indoor environments as well as in the wild. They have thus taken an important step ...

It could have been a scene from a “Fargo”-style crime drama: A frozen body partially protruding from a frozen pond. A group of investigators, with tape measures and cameras, studying footprints in the ...

J.T. Beggs leads an exercise in experiencing animal movements. J.T. Beggs scampered across the sand on his hands and knees, imitating the trot of a coyote. Behind him, a group of UC Santa Cruz ...

One winter several years ago, I conducted one of my weekend retreats at a conference center in western Massachusetts. When I arrived, I heard about another retreat being offered there the same weekend ...

One of the Dayton Metropark’s ranger is giving a lesson in different animal tracks and tea Come learn about the different animal tracks and signs left behind in the snow! In this video, we can learn ...

The wet spring and summer have been good months to find animal tracks in the soft ground, and there are several fun ways for hikers and families to see what types of animals are walking around their ...