Category: TWS Wildlife News

February 28, 2024

The EXPLORE Act aims to revolutionize recreation, conservation and public lands management

The bill proposes several initiatives to expand public land access and conservation

February 27, 2024

Wild Cam: Remote cameras zoom in on population size

Researchers found camera traps can replace traditional methods to gauge mammal densities

February 23, 2024

Legislation to fortify USFWS Coastal Program introduced in US House and Senate

The bill aims to enhance U.S. coastal protection

February 21, 2024

Southern birds are replacing northern species in Canada’s protected areas

These areas may offer a steppingstone to birds fleeing warmer temperatures

February 20, 2024

Arctic gulls choose fast food over organic meals

Researchers turned to machine learning to find out where short-billed gulls were showing up in Fairbanks, Alaska

February 16, 2024

WM: Over three decades, a lost landscape is restored and researchers’ lives are transformed

When deer were removed from a Lake Erie sand spit, the vegetation rebounded

February 15, 2024

Q&A: A little flexibility can stretch conservation dollars

Researchers say rigid funding rules can be a setback to conservation

February 14, 2024

JWM: How to limit collateral damage to turtles when burning

Researchers analyzed the best time to prescribe fires in parts of Illinois to avoid undue reptile deaths

February 13, 2024

JWM: Ecotourism may stress black caimans in the Amazon

Researchers found elevated corticosterone levels in black caimans after handling them and taking flash photography

February 12, 2024

Tidal marsh sparrows lose unique genes

Adaptive traits have allowed the birds to survive a harsh environment