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'The Ghost of the Mountains' tells the tale of tracking the elusive snow leopard
5+ hour, 53+ min ago (1011+ words) Ecologist and conservationist Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi has studied the snow leopard for about 20 years. Suryawanshi just published the book “The Ghost of the Mountain: Unraveling the Secrets of the Snow Leopard” about his findings over the past two decades. How rare…...
‘The Beasts of the East’ follows the unusual story of North Carolina’s red wolves
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (208+ words) Note: This program originally aired 6/4/26. An estimated 30 million to 60 million bison once roamed North America. The largest terrestrial mammals on the continent sport curved, pointed horns and can weigh well over 2,000 pounds. Their range once spanned Alaska to Mexico and…...
North Carolina scientists are tracking birds through the sky during migration | WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source
1+ week, 6+ day ago (254+ words) A new research project unveils the flight paths of migratory birds over the Carolinas. Catawba and Davidson colleges partnered with Queens University to install four bird-tracking radio towers this past winter. As of last month, they’re all connected to a…...
Ospreys are having fewer chicks, and Connecticut bird watchers are concerned
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (101+ words) WFAE 90.7 Ospreys are having fewer chicks, and Connecticut bird watchers are concerned Here & Now‘s Anthony Brooks speaks with experts at the Connecticut Audubon Society about concerns that the iconic osprey is starting to have fewer surviving chicks, at a…...
Woodpeckers engage their whole bodies to drill wood
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (84+ words) WFAE 90.7 Woodpeckers engage their whole bodies to drill wood A new study shows how woodpeckers engage muscles throughout their entire bodies and coordinate their breaths, to drill into wood. In March, Here & Now‘s Scott Tong spoke with Nicholas Antonson,…...
First in Conservation: Farm Bill extends tax credit
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (856+ words) North Carolina boasts a number of firsts: first in flight, the nation’s first public university and the first colony to officially sanction independence in 1776. And more than four decades ago, North Carolina added another first: the first state in the…...
Litter of endangered red wolf pups born | WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (167+ words) The Museum of Life and Science in Durham says five critically endangered red wolf pups were born at the museum earlier this month. The litter includes three males and two females, and the museum says they’re all healthy. Fewer than…...
Green sea turtle conservation success story making waves across the globe and along the North Carolina coast
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (169+ words) A major conservation success story is making waves across the globe and along the North Carolina coast. Green sea turtles, long considered a symbol of environmental vulnerability, have been downgraded from "Endangered" to "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List....
Washington, D.C. biologists wait for bald eagles to hatch
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (71+ words) WFAE Washington, D.C. biologists wait for bald eagles to hatch Wildlife biologists in the nation’s capital are monitoring a massive bald eagle nest where eaglets are expected to appear any day now. Here & Now‘s Scott Tong joined wildlife biologist Dan…...
Seal whiskers can track subtle motions in the ocean
11+ mon, 8+ hour ago (595+ words) Seal whiskers, turns out they're not just for show. They provide the animals with key intel on their surroundings. And new work suggests that maybe they help seals outmaneuver the evasive behavior of the fish they are hunting. Here's science…...