Category: TWS Wildlife News

When The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society gathered together for their first joint conference last year, the organizers of one symposium saw it as a chance to break down...

Researchers are delving into the genomes of Pacific pocket mice to help inform conservationists about the best ways to recover the federally endangered species, which has only three populations left...

From a bird’s eye view, a small pond in a mowed field may appear to be the perfect place to settle down and build a nest. The trouble for pintail...

Rather than rely on the safety of tree-lined streets for food, leaf-eating insects seem to prefer urban forests, even if they have to tolerate more predators in them. In the...

Over the past decade, wildlifers and the public have become increasingly aware of the damage that invasive feral swine (Sus scrofa) can cause to agriculture, property, native species and ecosystems....

In a draft Environmental Impact Statement on its proposed rule to limit the enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act by excluding incidental take of bird species protected by the...

A new draft transportation bill will include provisions related to wildlife-vehicle collisions and fund roads on National Wildlife Refuges and other federal lands. Last month, the Wildlife Society joined nearly...

Hundreds of genetic samples have revealed multiple distinct populations of western rattlesnakes in the northern part of their range in British Columbia. “Western Rattlesnakes are currently managed as a single...

A newly discovered Trichinella parasite that can persist in freezing temperatures has been detected in wolverines in Canada and could harm First Nations people, researchers fear. If the wolverines spread...

Trash cans and bird seed in people’s yards may provide easy food for roving bears, but new research shows those resources can come at cost. Bears that spend time in...