Category: TWS Wildlife News

April 4, 2024

Texas dairy worker contracts bird flu

It’s the second known U.S. case of avian influenza affecting people

April 3, 2024

Raptors prey on prairie dogs in the winter

Prairie dogs are a reliable food source, but plague is making them less consistent

April 2, 2024

Old whitebark pines critical for Clark’s nutcracker presence

Researcher reveals that blister rust fungal pathogen may have a trickledown effect on bird populations

April 1, 2024

Predation by lizards affects resource movement

Anoles redistribute oceanic carbon on land when larger predators are absent

March 29, 2024

Empowering women through Wild Sheep Foundation program

Women Hunt® provides resources and opportunities for women to learn why and how to hunt

March 27, 2024

Endangered owls prey on endangered Hawaiian stilts

Researchers have observed pueo attacking shorebirds in several cases

March 26, 2024

TWS 2023: How healthy are elephant hybrids?

Biologists separated African elephants into two species, but their hybrids raise new questions

March 25, 2024

JWM: Low-flying aircraft affect polar bear behavior

Low-flying aircraft may spook polar bears in remote parts of Alaska that rarely see other direct human intrusions.

March 21, 2024

U.S. House of Representatives passes WILD Act

The bill would fund several wildlife conservation programs domestically and abroad

March 20, 2024

Wild Cam: Black-footed cats depend on rodent burrows

Researchers learn more about life underground of one of Africa’s smallest and rarest cats