Tag: Forest and Wildlife Ecology
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Posted on November 15, 2012
Deer, wolf and hunting: Professor shines spotlight of data on a durable debate
When the Wisconsin gun deer season starts Saturday, Nov. 17, some hunters will be wondering about the impacts of the growing wolf population, and the […]
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Posted on November 6, 2012
Survey offers a new look at Wisconsin logging
Wisconsin’s logging business is following the same trend as many other industries: Fewer, larger, more mechanized operations. That’s according to a survey of owners of […]
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Posted on November 5, 2012
Hunting for beginners: Program aims to stem an alarming drop in hunters
Last fall I spent an afternoon near Baraboo sitting in a tree stand across from a woman with a rifle. Perched in another crook was […]
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Posted on October 30, 2012
How birds find their way
It’s a great biological mystery—how millions of migratory birds make epic journeys between their breeding and wintering grounds every year, rarely losing their way. […]
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Posted on October 29, 2012
Beyond the chainsaw: A new look at Wisconsin’s loggers
Wisconsin logging firms are following the same trend as many other industries: Fewer, larger, and more mechanized. That’s according to a survey of owners of […]
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Posted on October 26, 2012
State logging more intense, increasingly mechanized – Audio
/RSS Feed[audio:https://news.cals.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mark_rickenbach_logging_in_wisconsin.mp3|titles=Mark Rickenbach on logging in Wisconsin] State of Wisconsin’s logging business For more information: http://bit.ly/UHqAgo Mark Rickenbach, Professor Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology UW-Madison […]
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Posted on September 24, 2012
Tim Van Deelen
Van Deelen, an associate professor in the forest and wildlife ecology department, is an expert in the conservation and management of large mammals in the […]
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Posted on July 11, 2012
Down on the cacao farm: Sloths thrive at chocolate source
Like many Neotropical fauna, sloths are running out of room to maneuver. As forests in South and Central America are cleared for agriculture and other […]
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Posted on July 5, 2012
UW-Madison gets $3 million grant to train new scientists to collaborate on complex conservation challenges
A new type of forest is taking root in Puerto Rico’s abandoned sugar cane fields. The new stands are full of invasive trees, but they […]
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Posted on July 2, 2012
War-related climate change would substantially reduce crop yields
Though worries about “nuclear winter” have faded since the end of the Cold War, existing stockpiles of nuclear weapons still hold the potential for devastating […]