Michigan State University researchers and partners have been mapping the overlap between marine traffic and seabird movements to see when ships meet seabirds DGHEYEY KAQ’/ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A new study has revealed that some of North America’s most important migratory seabird thoroughfares are at risk from marine vessel traffic. Seabird biologist Kathy Kuletz, Michigan State University postdoc […]
Spring in the Arctic brings forth a plethora of peeps and downy hatchlings as millions of birds gather to raise their young. The same was true 73 million years ago, according to a paper featured on the cover of this week’s edition of the journal Science. The paper documents the earliest-known example of birds nesting […]
Delta Junction residents can attend a free in-person workshop offered by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service office to learn about birds that frequent their area and how to attract them to local yards. Jeff Mason, an ecologist with the Salcha-Delta Soil & Water Conservation District, has worked with birds throughout his career. […]
The resonant, musical rattle of the sandhill crane in May signifies spring for many of us. But the birds can pose a problem for farms. This summer, a green laser beam has been flashing across the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ farm fields to scare off the cranes and other birds. Cranes have a taste for […]