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July 17, 2018

New research published in PLoS ONE this week demonstrates dramatic positive benefits for native trees following rat removal at Palmyra Atoll, a magnificent National Wildlife Refuge and natural research laboratory located about 1000 miles south of Hawaii.

March 26, 2018

Forty million miles of major roads crisscross the Earth's continents -- enough to circle the planet 1,600 times. For humans, these thoroughfares are a boon, enabling them to move with ease from place to place. But for migrating animals who are also hemmed in by dams, rivers, shipping lanes, urban development and agriculture, they create another barrier.

February 28, 2018

The elimination of the biting pests was an added bonus after researchers unleashed a rat-eradication endeavor on the tiny islands.

February 28, 2018

UCSB biologists document the secondary extinction of a disease-carrying mosquito following rat eradication on Palmyra Atoll.

February 28, 2018

Unexpected discovery opens new possibilities for mosquito control.

September 16, 2017

Biologists show wildlife loss and climate change can synergistically increase tick abundance and the risk of tick-borne disease.

July 25, 2014

A UCSB scientist and colleagues warn that widespread contraction of the planet’s animal life could have harmful effects on human well-being.

April 28, 2014

UCSB professor’s research in East Africa shows biodiversity loss heightens the risk of disease transmission from animals to humans.