- A rare, vagrant eagle generated up to $732,000 in economic activity in the United States during a two-month period as birders traveled to see the rarity. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pan3.10527 43 comments science
- By increasing the diversity of indigenous plants in urban areas, researchers from the University of Melbourne have seen a seven-fold increase in the number of insect species in just three years, confirming the ecological benefits of urban greening projects https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2688-8319.12259 26 comments science
- Scientists devise approach for selecting coral species for reef restoration, according to a study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.14447 5 comments science
- Socio-ecological interactions promote outbreaks of a harmful invasive plant in an urban landscape. Goathead patches were more concentrated in bareground patches with low street connectivity and low property values in Boise, Idaho. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2688-8319.12247 3 comments science
- Researchers at King's College (England, UK) replaced a portion (0.36 ha) of fine lawn first laid in 1772 with a wildflower meadow in 2019. As compared to the lawn, the meadow had 3 times plant and species biodiversity and lowered carbon emissions from requiring less maintenance and fertilizer. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2688-8319.12243 69 comments science
- Quantitative fatty acid signature analysis reveals a high level of dietary specialization in killer whales across the North Atlantic https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.13920 2 comments science
- Science is not the only beneficiary of nature-based "citizen science" projects—taking part also boosts the well-being of participants and their connection to nature. All volunteers showed increased scores in well-being and feeling connected to nature after completing their activities. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pan3.10432 2 comments science
- Image-based analyses show that rhinos are evolving smaller horns to avoid being a target for poachers | Humans are driving evolution in the worst possible way. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/pan3.10406 223 comments science
- New research reveals that albatross populations are declining due to predation by invasive mouse species. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1365-2664.14218 8 comments science
- A new tree of life explorer allows us to zoom along fractals through the extraordinary diversity of life on earth (2,235,322 species identified so far) https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210X.13766 3 comments science
- Playing Red Dead Redemption 2 teaches players natural history. Gamers were asked to identify animals featuring in RDR2 from real-world photos, and RDR2 players scored 10/15 on average - 3 more than non-players. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pan3.10242 17 comments science
- Roundup causes high levels of mortality following contact exposure in bumble bees | Bees exhibited 94% mortality with Roundup Ready‐To‐Use and 30% mortality with Roundup ProActive. Roundup products caused comprehensive matting of bee body hair, causing death by incapacitating the gas exchange system https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.13867?rss=1 2108 comments science
- Roundup causes high levels of mortality following contact exposure in bumble bees https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.13867 5 comments science
- Instagram posts indicate that improperly implemented ecotourism rules risk disease transmission between humans and gorillas https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/pan3.10187 9 comments science
- Using wildlife detection dogs (WDD) to detect rare or elusive species was more effective than other methods in 88.71% of all cases in a study that assessed reports from 62 countries involving 408 animal, 42 plant, 26 fungi and 6 bacteria species. Every dog breed can be trained as a WDD. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210x.13560 3 comments science
- Eagle fatalities are reduced by automated curtailment of wind turbines https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2664.13831 5 comments science
- Mountain gorillas are friendly to familiar neighbours, as long as stay out of their core territory. They do not take too kindly to less familiar groups, even if they are just in the periphery of their home range. Findings suggest that gorillas may benefit from maintaining group 'friendships'. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.13355 3 comments science
- Study demonstrates that ants can not only recognize the increase in foraging risks, but also make corresponding adjustments to their strategy by using a specific tool. Authors suggest that social insects can be highly flexible in their tool use in response to ecological challenges. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.13671 4 comments science
- Researchers found that the strongest predictor of bed-bug infestation was low household income, along with, to a lesser extent, high eviction rates and crowding. The researchers were quite surprised at the high correlations. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pan3.10096#support-information-section 33 comments science
- Over 3,600 scientists from all EU countries: Action needed for the EU Common Agricultural Policy to address sustainability challenges https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pan3.10080 19 comments europe
- Bats use private and social information as they hunt: "Searching for prey takes a lot of time and energy, but one of the amazing things that bats do to minimize search effort is to eavesdrop on prey as they communicate—and also to eavesdrop on other bats to find out where they are catching prey." https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2435.13439 8 comments science