Where Wildlife, Humans, & Ecology Meet
Ecology Blueprints explores the interconnected systems that link wildlife, humans, and their habitats—through science, observation, and hands-on learning.
Because no organism exists alone. When you understand food webs, habitat, and pressure, the species make sense. Ecology isn’t about memorizing animals—it’s about understanding relationships and outcomes.
Some animal species are considered indicator species. These are animals that can give us insight into how the ecosystem is doing overall, depending on how well they’re doing themselves.
Not many owls have protections under the Endangered Species Act. But between habitat loss and climate change, several owl species are struggling.
Humans and wolves have had a complicated relationship throughout the centuries. This stems from fear and misunderstanding about the role wolves play in their environments.
What does it mean when a group is a nonessential experimental population? Our article on Mexican wolves and the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area covers this and more! Learn about how recovery plans may need to be updated and adjusted to make sure the plan is functioning as it should to help species recover, along with issues Mexican wolves and wildlife managers have faced when it comes to certain rules in the area.
Wildlife management is essential to creating a sustainable relationship between humans and wildlife. The goal is to keep animal populations at levels that are beneficial for both that animal’s survival and for the human population.
Now that it’s summertime, many of you will no doubt be ready to go camping with friends and family! When camping, it’s important to remember that you’re not the only ones out there and you need to make sure you’re keeping safe from other wildlife, bears in particular.
The ESA wasn’t the first law passed to help wildlife, but it was the first one to really put something into action to save threatened and endangered species.
Wolves have been thought of as “bad” for centuries and that idea has produced tensions between humans and wolves. Too often, wolves will be killed in revenge for taking down livestock when nonlethal methods have been proven to work better at keeping wolves away and livestock safe.
Bison are the heaviest animals that live on land in North America. Although they used to be present in large numbers throughout North America, their numbers decreased during the 19th century when over 50 million of them were killed.
The IUCN has 159 bird species on their list that are considered Extinct.
Red wolves were initially declared endangered in 1967 by the U. S.
Studying owls gives us really great insight into an ecosystem. They are prime subjects to look at because of how much information they can give us.
