Trash bin-opening cockatoos
https://phys.org/news/2022-09-bin-opening-cockatoos-arms-humans.html
Read MoreUrban smarts
https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2022/09/researchers-test-animal-smarts-to-find-what-makes-some-better-suited-to-urban-living/
Read MoreNeonics harm amphibs across all life stages
Neonicotinoid Insecticide Exposure Harms Amphibians Across Multiple Life Stages
Read MoreStudy highlights value of coyotes in urban landscape
Check it out: https://phys.org/news/2022-09-coyotes-york-city-human-food.html
Read MoreWasp world
Learn about wasps in this fascinating post: https://xerces.org/blog/wasp-world
Read MoreLeave the leaves
This fall, forego raking and just leave the leaves. Here’s why: https://xerces.org/blog/leave-leaves-these-invertebrates-depend-on-it
Read MoreCoyotes: City to use non-lethal options, for now
In August, HWC was awarded a contract to perform a survey of coyote activity in Manhattan Beach after the town had experienced an uptick in coyote sightings and at least one pet predation. Our report to city officials recommended non-lethal strategies, saving lethal removal for incidents involving severely injured or aggressive animals. We are very…
Read MoreDog urine as a deterrent
Check it out: https://phys.org/news/2022-09-dog-urine-threatened-hooded-plovers.html
Read MoreDNA reveals Australia’s rodent ancestry
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-09-03/australian-native-rodents-origin-and-evolution/101394490
Read MoreWhy beavers are so important
Check out this cool video: More here: https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/23273240/heat-wave-beavers-climate-change
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