Tag: Climate Change

It’s no secret that major changes in climate can affect species. But how much change does it take? Researchers in Norway took a glimpse into the past and found that...

As climate and land use changes take place throughout the Appalachians, researchers are watching how different species will react. Hannah Clipp, a PhD candidate at the West Virginia Cooperative Fish...

Whales’ massive weight and long lives help them play a key role in carbon storage. According to new research, this carbon relationship may help whales regulate climate change. Their size...

The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management...

The Wildlife Society’s governing Council has recently released updated position statements on two issues of importance to wildlife professionals. The updated position statements on Climate Change, Sustainability, and Wildlife as...

A high number of gray whale strandings in recent years, likely related to climate change and malnutrition, has resulted in declines in this population of marine mammals and fewer calves...

As the climate warms, North American birds are becoming smaller. In a study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles found that over...

A butterfly nonprofit is paying to ship 12 monarch butterflies from Wisconsin to Texas, where they hope the insects will migrate to Mexico. Friends of Butterfly Gardens Inc. is funding...

When Weddell seals nurse their pups, the nutrients in the milk they give their young come from their own reserves—sometimes at a cost to their own performance. The Antarctic seals...

The Wildlife Society Bulletin is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published four times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management and...