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Are Ravens Responsible for Wolf Packs?

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Mar 17, 2017 Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science

People who study animal behavior think they may have found out why wolves hunt in packs — because ravens are such good scavengers. Scientists who watched wolves on Isle Royale in Lake Superior came up with the raven-wolf pack theory after puzzling over a question: Why do wolves hunt in large groups when a single […]

North Slope Ravens Force Researcher to go Incognito

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Aug 28, 2014 Breaking News, Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science

Some biologists hang from ropes to study birds. Many rise painfully early in the morning. Stacia Backensto disguised herself as a man. At the time, Backensto worked in the oilfields on Alaska’s North Slope. Her study subject was ravens, and she took to wearing a moustache because they seemed to recognize her as she roamed […]

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