Wildlife

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The New Normal

Where has all my backyard wildlife gone?
University of Georgia doctoral student Santiago Perea deploys an acoustic bat detector in a forest research area.

Cold Call

Researchers are gauging the health of Blue Ridge bats in winter.
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Fish Tale

Low-lying darters speak volumes about the health of Southern Appalachian rivers.
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Missing the Mess

AI may help bring back disappearing bobwhites.
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Horn of Plenty

The eastern Hercules beetle is an imposing but harmless big bug.

Departments

Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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