When most people think of “skunk,” they picture the notorious striped skunk, a species that we examined in a previous Misunderstood Meso piece. However, another variety of skunk inhabits most of the same range as their more popular cousin yet is less understood and...
Throughout the Canines Assisting Conservation series, we have discussed the benefits trained dogs bring to imperiled wildlife, noxious species eradication, habitat conservation, and even disease prevention. Protection of our food supply is yet another area where...
Throughout the Canines Assisting Conservation series, we have looked at how trained dogs have been on the front lines of conservation protecting imperiled species. We have also examined how dogs are assisting with the eradication or spread prevention of noxious alien...
As military conflict rages in Ukraine, real-time updates of human tragedy and infrastructure demolition sweep across media outlets at a depressing rate. War causes a tremendous toll on human society; however, other less-publicized detriments of military action often...
Throughout the Canines Assisting Conservation series, we have examined how invasive species have been accidentally transported or illegally smuggled around the world, causing ecological threats wherever they land. However, some occurrences of alien invasion were...
Hidden within the vast jungles and waterways of Central and South America lives one of the rarest and most threatened canines on Earth. In an ironic twist, the most abundant canine on the planet is now helping biologists seek out this elusive small carnivore to save...