Category: TWS Wildlife News

Even though pronghorn face obstacles from highways to mountain ranges across Wyoming, their genetics throughout the state are fairly similar, which seems to be good news for their viability. “There...

Invasive lizards are chilling in Florida — literally. The reptiles are adapting quickly to colder temperatures than they experience in their native tropical regions, prompting fears that the reptiles may...

When it comes to surviving in the wild, sleeping undisturbed is a major challenge. But ongoing research explores some of the diverse strategies that mammals have adapted to keep themselves...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has removed gray wolves (Canis lupus) in the contiguous United States from the Endangered Species Act. First listed under the ESA in the 1970’s,...

Back when much of what’s now the U.S. Southwest still belonged to Mexico, elk used to roam widely across the region. Researchers are now looking at old diaries, books and...

A bipartisan bill introduced last week in the U.S. Senate, the Eliminate, Neutralize and Disrupt (END) Wildlife Trafficking Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2020 (S. 4848), would permanently authorize the...

The “30 by 30” global initiative — a goal of setting aside at least 30% of all lands and waters by 2030 for conservation has gained new support from a...

A U.S. federal district court judge dismissed a 2018 lawsuit challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2016 designation of critical habitat for the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse (Zapus...

While bark beetle outbreaks can be problematic for western forests, they may actually be a boon to wild bee populations. “These large natural disturbances should not be perceived as completely...

Human food comprises up to half the diet of carnivores living close to people, researchers found, which can have consequences for the individuals and the ecosystem. “A lot of us...