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CKWRI’s Evan P. Tanner, Ph.D shares his recent findings on adaptive strategies of Northern Bobwhite and management options during periods of high temperatures in the most recent issues of Tracks. Posted to CKWRI's Instagram page on August 3, 2020. (www.instagram.com/ckwri_official/)
Beating the Heat: Adaptive Strategies of Northern Bobwhite and... [more]
Natural disasters such as hurricanes are unpredictable, devastating phenomena. Hurricanes can generate winds 200 km/hr and torrential rain at a rate of 10 cm/hr. While their impact on physical structures (e.g., buildings, trees, etc.) may be readily assessed, the effects of hurricanes on wildlife remain obscure and relatively unknown. A few... [more]
Extreme climatic events (ECEs) are increasing in frequency and intensity and this necessitates understanding their influence on organisms. Animal behaviour may mitigate the effects of ECEs, but field studies are rare because ECEs are infrequent and unpredictable. Hurricane Irma made landfall in southwestern Florida where we were monitoring white-... [more]
Texas is home to the last remaining populations of the U.S. ocelot, a small and beautiful cat that is often called the little leopard. Researchers estimate that only 50 to 80 of these magnificent and mysterious cats exist in Texas. Ensuring they have a future in the U.S will require cooperation between the federal government and private landowners... [more]
