Tag: Forest and Wildlife Ecology
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Posted on July 6, 2018
Nesting time for Wisconsin turtles – Audio
/RSS FeedJamie Nack, UW-Extension senior wildlife outreach specialist Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology College of Agricultural and Life Sciences jlnack@wisc.edu (608) 265-8264 3:08 – Total […]
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Posted on June 27, 2018
UW–Madison turfgrass facility to host summer field day, dedicate new storage building
The Wisconsin Turfgrass Association’s annual Summer Field Day is set for Tuesday, July 24 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s O.J. Noer Turfgrass Research and Educational […]
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Posted on May 22, 2018
Study bolsters bats’ reputation as mosquito devourers
It’s a common assumption: Bats are important because they feast upon those pervasive warm-weather pests known as mosquitoes. You want to see bats flying above, […]
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Posted on May 15, 2018
Mongoose tracker: Making sense of the mysterious carnivores
Imagine if squirrels were fearless and rabid and preyed upon your pets rather than the acorns in your yard. In Puerto Rico, this is quite […]
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Posted on May 9, 2018
CWD prions discovered in soil near Wisconsin mineral licks for the first time
New research out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison has, for the first time, detected prions responsible for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in samples taken from […]
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Posted on April 26, 2018
Bird observing course an experience in finding passion for nature
The students were thrilled that, for the first time all semester, they could conduct their lab outing without huddling under winter coats. Though it was […]
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Posted on April 20, 2018
Why birds fly into windows – Audio
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This podcast was originally published in April 2017. Anna Pidgeon, Associate Professor Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences […]
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Posted on April 6, 2018
UW–Madison students awarded prestigious NSF fellowships
Twenty-six students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF fellowship program selects […]
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Posted on March 16, 2018
More homes built near wild lands leading to greater wildfire risk, says study led by Volker Radeloff
More than 10 million acres burned across the country during the 2017 U.S. wildfire season at a cost of more than $2 billion — the […]
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Posted on February 9, 2018
Snapshot Wisconsin – Audio
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This podcast was originally published in April 2014. Phil Townsend, Professor Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences ptownsend@wisc.edu […]
