http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/wildlife-ecology Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 27 May 2026 07:16:00 -0400 Wed, 27 May 2026 07:16:00 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1335/impacts-and-assessment-of-the-endangered-snow-leopard-a-conservational-approach By Averil Jones - Overcoming the threats of the snow leopard with immediate action may be what will save this species from extinction. This report provides a brief overview both of the challenges faced by the snow leopard and the roles local people have taken in the decline and subsequent recovery of this apex predator. Panthera uncia lives across the high-alpine regions of Central Asia, with China containing most of their habitat. It is estimated that only 550,000 km2 of this territory is good quality habitat. These predators will adjust their territory size and range in accordance with their ungulate prey. Under... Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:41 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1335/impacts-and-assessment-of-the-endangered-snow-leopard-a-conservational-approach http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/809/adaptations-and-preferences-of-wild-hummingbirds-introduced-into-a-captive-setting By Joshua Barzilai - This case study focuses on the effects of avian introductions into a captive exhibit. Two hummingbirds, Colibri coruscans (sparkling violet eared) and Anthracothorax prevostii (green breasted mango), were both observed over an 8 week period as they were reintroduced into a recently remodeled Free Flight Exhibit, located at Perching Bird house of the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to introduction, the birds were held in isolation holding. In both the zoo and isolation, the subjects were observed on their location, social proximity, and behavior. The questions of whether the subjects... Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:46 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/809/adaptations-and-preferences-of-wild-hummingbirds-introduced-into-a-captive-setting