In the News

    There’s life beneath the snow, but it’s at risk of melting away – Science News

    Why three-toed sloths risk their lives to help moths – National Geographic

    This center researches the impact of climate change in the Midwest and how to adapt to it. Federal cuts threaten its work. – WXPR Public Radio

    There’s life beneath the snow — but it’s at risk of melting away – Science News Explores

    WI receives federal funds to recover state’s only endangered mammal – Public News Service

    UW-Madison study finds wolves can bring benefits to ecosystem, but are not a ‘cure all’ – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    Study tracks how wolf reintroduction at Isle Royale affected foxes, martens – Wisconsin Public Radio

    Wolves Reintroduced to Isle Royale Temporarily affect Other Carnivores, Humans have Influence as Well – UW-Madison News

    Martens have been spotted on Lake Superior’s Madeline Island – Wisconsin Public Radio

    A marten on a Madeline Island – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    Snowshoe Hares at Isle Royale – National Park Foundation

    Lake Superior Podcast – NPLSF

    Beneath the snow, a fascinating endangered ecosystem– Reporterre

    Scientists study crowdsourced trail camera photos of Wisconsin wildlife – Wisconsin Public Radio

    Subnivium: The secret ecosystem hidden beneath the snow – New Scientist

    How itchy vicuñas remade a vast wilderness – Nature

    Making the Nature Scene: Warmer, wetter Wisconsin – Tone Madison

    The snow season is shortening in Wisconsin, forcing the snowshoe hare north in search of a landscape to blend into – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    Lake Superior’s Apostle Islands shelters a declining species – Great Lakes Echo

    IsoBank – Stable Isotope Research + Open Data – EveryONE

    A Moveable Feast for Predators – Grow magazine

    SlothBot: Engaging the Public with Robot Ecology – BioScience Talks

    Carnivores living near people feast on human food, threatening ecosystems – University of Wisconsin Madison News

    Snow is the only thing keeping some plants and animals freezing to death – Popular Science

    Banking on a New Community Isotope Database – Texas Advanced Computing Center

    Primary marten prey declining in Wisconsin – The Wildlife Society

    Jonathan Pauli wins 2019 CALS Pound Research Award – eCALS

    Slothbot Takes a Leisurely Approach to Environmental Monitoring – Research Horizons

    Natural Connections: Very cold, small mammals – Superior Telegram

    Black bears wasting their lives away in search of human scraps – The Times

    Bears that eat “junk food” may hibernate less and age faster – Science News

    Human food might be making bears age faster – Discover

    How human food is changing wildlife – BBC

    Where Sloths Find These Branches, Their Family Trees Expand – The New York Times

    Climate Change in Microcosm – Grow Magazine

    Turtles With Transmitters Could Be Key To Their Survival – WXPR

    Martens recolonized Isle Royale in the ’90’s, showing island’s dynamism – University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Snowshoe hares face a new threat: warmer winters – Yale Climate Connections

    Scientists seek to solve marten mystery on Apostle Islands – Wisconsin Public Radio

    Sloths are mysterious creatures – Australian Academy of Science

    Bait makes up much of Wisconsin bears’ diet – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    Pourquoi prend-il autant de risques pour déféquer? – S&V Hors Sérle

    Wisconsin researchers study the world underneath the snow – BTN LiveBIG

    Subnivium: The Secret World of Life Beneath the Winter Snows – Science on Tap

    Subnivium Interview with Al Ross – Wisconsin Public Radio

    Scientists Explore the Mysterious Inner Space of the Subnivium – Great Lakes Echo

    Why Sloths Live Life in the Slow Lane – PLOS Ecological Community

    Putting the sloth in sloths: Arboreal lifestyle drives slow pace – National Science Foundation

    Three-toed sloths have the world’s slowest metabolism – Student Science

    Beneath the snowpack lies a secret ecosystem: the subnivium – Aeon magazine

    Snowshoe hare habitats shrink as winters grow milder – Wisconsin Public Radio

    Prey Species of Andean Condors – Association of Zoos and Aquariums

    Climate change now bigger menace than forest loss for snowshoe hares – ScienceNews

    There’s a secret world underneath the snow, and it’s in trouble – Smithsonian

    Peering into the secret world of life beneath winter snows – National Science Foundation

    Sloth project featured in Costa Rica environmental fair [image]

    What’s on the marten’s menu – Great Lakes Echo

    Sloths, moths, and algae: a surprising partnership – Mongabay

    The sloth’s busy inner life – NY Times

    Sloths’ dirty bum fur grows nutritious algae – Discovery

    Can moths explain why sloths poo on the ground? – National Geographic Phenomena

    Sloths risk danger to poop on the forest floor – Live Science

    Sloths’ tri-weekly poop trips: mystery solved? – National Geographic News

    As snow goes, where go the animals? – The Why Files

    Counting Colorado’s bears – Loveland Reporter-Herald

    Reduced snow cover threatens species in the subnivium zone – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    96 years old and still slothful as ever – Express

    A bad climate for endangered species – The Why Files

    Study sheds light upon sloths near shade-grown agriculture – CALS grow magazine

    Wisconsin Ecology: New cohort carries on century-old tradition – The Nelson Institute

    Uncovering the mating system of two-toed sloths – BBC News

    Sloths thrive on cacao farms – UW-Madison News

    Sampling Wisconsin’s marten – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    Lead on the Loose – The Wildlife Professional

    Interview: black-tailed prairie dog research – Wyoming Public Radio

    Interview: Sage Grouse leks – Wyoming Public Radio

    The Case for Green Bullets – Rocky Mountain News