To better understand how grassland ecosystems respond to a warming climate and rising levels of carbon dioxide -- particularly with respect to the plants' water use -- resourceful scientists have ...
A woman wearing a bright orange vest aims her rifle and on her second shot, a large Alpine ibex with majestic curved horns collapses in the snow. Olivia Opre is one of many wealthy foreigners to ...
A study provides new evidence for the dependency of local trophic interactions on large-scale climate dynamics, and reveals positive effects of recent climate change for the "Monarch of the Alps." An ...
Benji Jones is an environmental correspondent at Vox, covering biodiversity loss and climate change. Before joining Vox, he was a senior energy reporter at Business Insider. Benji previously worked as ...
Victor Chauveau, Mathieu Garel, Carole Toïgo, Pia Anderwald, Mathieu Beurier, Michel Bouche, Yoann Bunz, Francesca Cagnacci, Marie Canut, Jérôme Cavailhes, Ilka ...
A team of biologists and veterinary scientists from the University of Sassari, Parc Naziunal Svizzer, Gran Paradiso National Park, and the University of Ferrara reports that Alpine ibex have been ...
Animals that thrive in cold climates are expected to be greatly affected by increasing global temperatures caused by climate change. The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), which is usually found grazing in ...
Starting in 2021, canton Valais will stop issuing day permits for foreign hunters to shoot ibex trophies. Currently, Valais earns about CHF650,000 ($719,000) per year selling permits and charging ...
How do plant ecosystems react to rising concentrations of the greenhouse gas CO2 in the atmosphere over the long term? This fundamental question is becoming increasingly pressing in light of global ...