/ Justine Smith Content for Â鶹´«Ã½ en /climate/news/how-climate-change-brings-wildlife-yard <p>As climate change increases the frequency of droughts, UCLA and Â鶹´«Ã½ researchers found one overlooked side effect: People report more conflicts with wildlife during drought, when resources are scarce.</p><p>For every inch that annual rainfall decreases, scientists found a 2% to 3% increase in reported clashes with a variety of carnivores during drought years, according to <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adx0286">a paper published today, Nov. 12, in the journal Science Advances</a>.&nbsp;</p> November 12, 2025 - 4:04pm Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/how-climate-change-brings-wildlife-yard /blog/how-wildlife-navigated-national-parks-and-during-covid-anthropause <p><span lang="EN-CA">The presence of humans and human infrastructure in U.S. national parks has lasting effects on the behaviors of the large animals that call them home, according to a new study.&nbsp;</span></p> July 30, 2025 - 5:10am Katherine E Kerlin /blog/how-wildlife-navigated-national-parks-and-during-covid-anthropause /climate/news/tiny-mite-triggers-domino-effect-high-andes <p><span><span><span><span>The idea of food chains and food webs in the animal kingdom is simple: Remove a link or thread, and the system is broken. But nature is complex, and it’s not always clear how the absence of one species may impact others.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>Other times, the connection is devastatingly clear.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>[</span></span></span></span><a href="/news/esperando-traduccion-vicunas-pumas-etc">Lea este comunicado de prensa en Español.</a>]</p> March 07, 2022 - 9:45am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/tiny-mite-triggers-domino-effect-high-andes