High-altitude field station in Gothic, Colorado; founded 1928; ecology, climate, marmot study.
A series of recent studies suggests urban living continues to shape wildlife, with urban foxes showing domestication-like traits and Dublin’s fallow deer displaying bolder behavior around people. Experts debate whether domestic cats are still evolving or if human interaction is driving the changes.
A series of reports shows Colorado marmots fattening up for winter as Fat Marmot Week launches to raise funds for long-running marmot research amid federal funding cuts. Last winter’s low snowpack increased marmot deaths and shifting social dynamics are visible in alpine colonies across the region.