RADFORD, Va., May 29 -- Radford University issued the following news release:

When it comes to the animal kingdom, Peggy Clark thinks the predators get a bad rap.

Clark, a senior double majoring in geospatial science and biology, is well aware of the reasons behind that stigma.

Indeed, the predator, by its very nature, sustains itself largely by killing and consuming its fellow creatures, but it also plays important roles in natural food chains and population growth. In short, the eternal "circle of life" simply can't maintain its roundness without a generous amount of theoretical "villains."

That's a point Clark has been amplifying over the past year through a string of articles she's written for "Wildlife for All," a website that advo...