Researchers in Auburn University’s College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment (CFWE) have co-authored a study about the dietary breadth of free-ranging cats and the impact of their predation on global biodiversity.Recently published in Nature Comm
Just about everything is on the table for a cat's diet; the felines are willing to nosh on much more than the occasional bird or mouse they leave at your doorstep. Reptiles, amphibians, insects and other mammals are all on the menu, a new study found.
Written by Jessica Nelson, Communications Specialist, Auburn University College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment Five-Year project will examine outcomes of state’s habitat biodiversity AUBURN – The Alabama Department of Conservation of Natural Resources (ADCNR) has awarded Auburn University’s College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment a five-year project to examine the effects of habitat management on wildlife
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In 2018 goldenrod shimmering in the summer sun reclaims what had once been a golf course in East Lansing, Michigan. In the spring of 2021, the same area is prepared for development. Images: Marshall Lee Weimer.
By Marshall Lee Weimer
My favorite place at college never had an official name.
I think it used to be an old golf course, but I’m not sure. The tallgrass hid any trace humanity had left there, shrouded by sparkling goldenrod and silenced by rustling leaves.
My friends and I called it Bailey Prairie, named after the dormitory we lived in at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. It was only a vacant field off the edge of campus, but it was an excellent escape from the residence halls’ boxy confines. A wildlife professor instructed one of my field courses while standing in the tallgrass.