Point Blue Conservation Science wins TWS Group Achievement Award
The TWS Group Achievement Award recognizes up to one private or governmental organization each year for outstanding wildlife achievement that is consistent with ...
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Migratory Birds Lack Adequate Habitat Protection
Migratory birds are always on the move and, as a result, rely on habitat protection — of breeding grounds, nonbreeding grounds and stopover areas. “I realized ...
Large, Urban Birds Most Tolerant of People
With humans increasingly encroaching on wildlife habitat, it makes sense that some animals would be disturbed by their presence. However, over time, many species ...
Warbler Species Adjusts to Early Springs
Many wildlife species are feeling the impact of climate change, but one bird species seems to be having somewhat of an easier time adjusting. In a recent ...
Green Roofs Offer a Taste of Home for Birds in Cities
Apart from the usual green spaces, it appears that city birds also appreciate landscaped roofs. A recent study published in the Wildlife Society Bulletin shows how ...
TWS Member Identifies Strategies to Protect Snowy Plovers
Some birds seem to have more enemies than friends. While coyotes, foxes, crows, ravens and raptors like harriers and owls are always looking to make an easy meal of ...
Transient Wintering Bird Detection Requires Different Methods
Birds of a feather don’t always flock together. During the winter, some birds of the same species like to create and defend a territory while other birds like to ...
Intensive Farming May Not Hurt Tropical Bird Diversity
Farming more intensely in some areas may not impact tropical birds if it means leaving areas with more natural habitat alone, according to new research. “We need ...
Gravel Nest Camouflage Helps Snowy Plovers Reproduce
The type of nest snowy plovers (Charadrius nivosus) use determines much about their reproductive success, according to a recent study. In a paper published in The ...
Enhanced Avian Influenza Surveillance in Wild Birds
Between now and March 2016, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) surveillance in wild birds will increase as biologists with the U.S. Department of ...