HABITAT FRAGMENTATION. Animals do not recognize political boundaries. ... Animals don’t care about your 9-to-5 or your sleep schedule. If you’re a field researcher, ...

Animals with abnormal coat patterns may be inbred, “dramatic evidence” of how habitat fragmentation can harm wildlife, a new study says. Though plains zebras are the least threatened of the ...

From pollinating plants to dispersing seeds, birds play a variety of crucial roles that help to keep ecosystems in balance.

The world’s forests are being carved into pieces. In tropical regions, animals are likely to pay a heavy price. A Malayan sun bear, a forest-dwelling tropical bear indigenous to southeast Asia ...

Fragmentation reduces animal ranges and restricts movement, placing animals in these areas at higher risk of extinction. Breaking up habitat can also separate animal populations, reducing genetic ...

A groundbreaking discovery in Germany has revealed a surprising aspect of Neanderthal life—one that showcases their ...

An ancient human site in Germany features animal bones that were smashed into small pieces and heated to extract fat 125,000 ...

Shrinking habitats have adverse effects on world ecosystems Date: March 20, 2015 Source: North Carolina State University Summary: An extensive study of global habitat fragmentation -- the division ...

They were able to confirm that mammals with most fragmentation were at the highest risk of extinction, even when factors such as geographical range and body size were taken into account.

About 300 surviving animals in the contiguous U.S. live ... needed "due primarily to the ongoing and increasing impacts of climate change and associated habitat degradation and fragmentation." ...

For the most part, large wild animals aren't trying to commute through cities. Habitat fragmentation is often initially caused by less intensive development, like farms or ranches, and these aren ...

Researchers have long assumed that when animals are left without large areas of intact habitat, they are at greater risk of extinction: fragmentation leaves animals confined to ever-smaller areas ...