The YouTube channel TierZoo makes a ton of cool videos about animals, specifically viewed through the lens of gaming, where they rank different animal species according to how successful they are at living in different habitats. Past videos have included lists of dinosaurs, sharks, and cats. However, I was recently thrilled to find they had... Continue Reading →
IUWC 2019: Urban Wildlife & Corridors
Suboptimal movement across the urban landscape can lead to injury or death and, thus, has a high fitness cost. Many cities have developed wildlife corridors that allow animals to move through the urban matrix while reducing their chances of being struck by a vehicle. But what if impervious surfaces, such as bike paths, can act... Continue Reading →
IUWC 2019: Successes and failures in white-tailed deer management in urban and rural upstate New York
Upstate New York has a deer overabundance problem. The subject of conservation efforts after hunters nearly wiped them out in the 1800s and released from predation pressure, deer population numbers have exploded creating conflict with humans and putting important plant species under intense browsing pressure. Dr. Bernrd Blossey and Dr. Paul Curtis at Cornell University's... Continue Reading →
Urban Observation of the Week: Baby Deer Born on Campus
Spring is finally here! How can we tell for sure, well how about a baby deer being born. We were fortunate enough to capture the birth of twins on campus here at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Check out the thread on twitter: Do you have a photo or video of an urban species... Continue Reading →