Stories indexed under: Wildlife ecology
Total: 4
- Public opinion of wolves could influence hunt outcome Nov. 15, 2012 Illegal wolf kills typically spike during gun deer season, says UW-Madison environmental studies professor Adrian Treves, whether due to a sense of competition, fear, or simply increased opportunity.
- Deer, wolf and hunting: Professor shines spotlight of data on a durable debate Nov. 15, 2012 When the Wisconsin gun deer season starts Saturday, Nov. 17, some hunters will be wondering about the impacts of the growing wolf population, and the first wolf hunting season in more than 60 years.
- Stan Temple: A life saving threatened species Jan. 27, 2011 As a UW-Madison wildlife professor, Stan Temple is heir to the outsized legacy of Aldo Leopold and, until his retirement, held the chair occupied by Leopold and his intrepid successor, Joe Hickey, the wildlife biologist whose work helped put the nails in the coffin of the insecticide DDT.
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In Europe, bison find plenty of room to roam
May 5, 2010
The European bison, a close relative of the American bison, has been on a slow road to recovery for almost a century. Europe's largest grazing animal once dwelled from central Russia to Spain, but by the beginning of the 20th century, habitat loss and hunting had reduced them to 54 animals.