By Seiki Takatsuki In 2003, I saw takhi, or Przewarski horse ( Equus ferus przewalski i), in Mongolia for the first time in my life. I was studying migration of Mongolian gazelle ( Procapra gutturosa ) with Mongolian researchers. I returned to Ulaanbaatar, the capital of...
By John Herbert The floodplain of the Mississippi River, the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV), supports high densities of waterfowl during the winter months, which in turn attracts high numbers of waterfowl hunters. This region is typically considered the most important winter...
The European otter on ice with a codfish (Photo: Jan Skriver) By Liselotte Wesley Anderson on behalf of all authors The European otter’s ( Lutra lutra ) elusive and semi-aquatic behavior make monitoring using direct observations of the otters difficult. Therefore searching of...
A coyote ( Canis lupus ) is photographed while looking directly in the direction of one of the cameras deployed during fall 2017. The photo belongs to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. By Fabiola Iannarilli on behalf of all co-authors Many carnivores are rare,...
By David Laskin After nearly a 150-year absence, 31 plains bison ( Bison bison ) were recently reintroduced to a 1200 km2 wilderness area in the heart of Banff National Park, Canada . As North America’s largest land mammal, the return of these animals aims to restore ecosystem...