AWI Quarterly Term Archive

Feature Article

Animal Migrations May Be Moving Toward Extinction

Terrestrial Wildlife

There can't be a more remarkable sight than a mass migration of animals, be it across the plains of Africa, on a cloud-covered skyline, or along the wave-ridden ocean coasts....

Beating the Bushes for Carnivore Scat

Terrestrial Wildlife

There I stood upon a steep hillside in the lush and wild heart of Idaho, using all fours to steady myself, though not nearly as deftly as my canine co-worker,...

Hermits: The Unfortunate Victims of Society

Terrestrial Wildlife

It was an unusual discovery. As the mercury soared to triple digits last October in Yuma, Arizona, a hermit crab later named “Hermie” was found near a drip irrigation line...

Human Appetites Driving Frogs to Extinction

Terrestrial Wildlife

An international team of scientists have added human consumption to the long list of things already threatening global frog populations, the BBC reported in January. A new study, published in...