Urbanization Content / Urbanization Content for şŮşŮĘÓƵ en Black Phoebe Project Aims to Protect Bird Species from Urban Sprawl /news/black-phoebe-project-aims-protect-bird-species-urban-sprawl <p><span>A tiny songbird called the black phoebe is trying to adapt to city life – and it’s not an easy job. They didn’t naturally evolve in the city, and they face different threats than they might in their natural habitat. Black phoebes may encounter tougher predators, more chemical pollution and hotter temperatures in the city.&nbsp;</span></p> August 19, 2024 - 12:26am Amy M Quinton /news/black-phoebe-project-aims-protect-bird-species-urban-sprawl Southern California Mountain Lions’ Genetic Connectivity Dangerously Low /news/southern-california-mountain-lions-genetic-connectivity-dangerously-low <p>If a dangerously inbred puma population in Southern California is to survive in the future, an urgent need for genetic connectivity must be met, according to two scientific papers from a team of researchers coordinated by the University of California, Davis, and involving scientists at the University of Wyoming and the University of Massachusetts–Amherst.</p> June 14, 2017 - 11:00am Katherine E Kerlin /news/southern-california-mountain-lions-genetic-connectivity-dangerously-low