Climate change is giving ticks a leg up on their hosts. “It’s about as grody a picture as you can imagine on a dead animal,” a researcher said.

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  • Baby bumblebees are dying in nests and climate change is to blame
    The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Guelph in Canada, has indicated a troubling pattern. It suggests climate change is killing bumblebee babies in their nest.
    05/3/2024 - 11:56 pm | View Link
  • In the Field: Maine moose sightings becoming rarer as climate change boosts tick populations
    Ron Joseph reflects that seeing a moose can be a lifetime memory, but he wonders if Maine's most iconic animal will survive the century as warmer seasons breed more ticks.
    05/3/2024 - 4:30 am | View Link
  • In the Field: Maine moose sightings becoming rarer in shadow of climate change
    Ron Joseph reflects that seeing a moose can be a lifetime memory, but he wonders if Maine's most iconic animal will survive the century as warmer seasons breed more ticks.
    05/2/2024 - 2:18 am | View Link
  • Remote Lake Superior island wolf numbers are stable but moose population declining, researchers say
    Wildlife researchers say the wolf population on a remote Lake Superior island is stable. But they announced Tuesday that the moose population had declined by 14% from last year.
    04/30/2024 - 1:01 am | View Link
  • Michigan island wolf numbers stable but moose population declining, researchers say
    Winter tick infestation is common with moose across the northern U.S. usually survivable for adults, less so for calves but miserable either way. And climate change may make ... but still far below ...
    04/29/2024 - 9:50 pm | View Link
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