Tag: Forest and Wildlife Ecology
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Posted on March 10, 2020
How new data can make ecological forecasts as good as weather forecasts
When El Nino approaches, driven by warm Pacific Ocean waters, we’ve come to expect both drenching seasonal rains in the southern U.S. and drought in […]
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Posted on February 25, 2020
Building birdhouses for bluebirds – Audio
Jamie Nack, Extension Senior Wildlife Outreach Specialist Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology College of Agricultural and Life Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison jlnack@wisc.edu 608-265-8264 Total […]
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Posted on February 14, 2020
Wildlife in winter – Audio
David Drake, Extension Wildlife Specialist Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 608-890-0445 ddrake2@wisc.edu Total Time – 10:08 00:08 […]
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Posted on February 10, 2020
The sounds of biodiversity
It’s said that a picture is worth a thousand words. To Zuzana Burivalova, an audio recording is worth a thousand pictures. That’s the beauty of bioacoustics, […]
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Posted on December 3, 2019
Blue Sky Science: Is it possible to bring back extinct animals?
In this episode of Blue Sky Science, Stanley Temple, the Beers-Bascom Professor Emertius in Conservation in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, answers the […]
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Posted on December 2, 2019
Environmental researchers, educators ‘speed date’ to build partnerships
At the emcee’s signal, participants flock to different tables. They quickly get down to discussing their common interests, intent on discovering whether to meet up […]
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Posted on November 26, 2019
Five things everyone should know about A Sand County Almanac
Aldo Leopold’s book A Sand County Almanac was published 70 years ago. But its message about our relationship with nature is more important now than ever. Written from […]
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Posted on October 30, 2019
Conservationist reminds us: Aldo Leopold still relevant today
Noted conservation biologist and longtime University of Wisconsin–Madison professor Stanley Temple is often asked how he remains hopeful despite rising threats to biodiversity. Temple’s answer […]
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Posted on October 25, 2019
Blue Sky Science: Why do leaves change color in the fall?
Why do leaves change color in the fall? In this episode of Blue Sky Science, Ray Guries, emeritus professor of forest and wildlife ecology, answers that question […]
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Posted on September 16, 2019
UW students develop skills, networks at wildlife summer camp
At the end of a dock on a placid lake, Abby Haydin taps “play” on her phone, sending tunes to a wireless speaker. She is far […]