Conservation Bioacoustics

Adam King, via Wikimedia Commons.

It’s a noisy world, and scientists are listening! Bioacoustics — studying animals through the sounds they make — is becoming a powerful tool in wildlife conservation. From jungles to oceans, conservationists are eavesdropping on the calls of the wild to learn about and protect endangered species.

Read my article on research projects involving big cats, rare primates, and marine mammals at Science News Explores: Calls of the wild offer sound guidance for protecting animals.