Black-capped vireo preparing for life after delisting
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is currently accepting public comments on the monitoring plan for black-capped vireos (Vireo atricapilla) if the species is ...
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Tasmanian devils decimated by face cancer
In 1996, a wildlife photographer in northeastern Tasmania snapped the first records of Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) with lesions marring their faces. ...
Endangered Mexican sea turtles at risk of bycatch
On a Baja California Peninsula beach, sometimes over 1,000 sea turtles a year unexpectedly wash up dead because local fishermen incidentally entangle them offshore. ...
White-tailed prairie dog not to be listed under ESA
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a notice announcing that the white-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys leucurus) is not warranted for listing under the ...
JWM: Red wolf reintroduction on path toward extinction
Current efforts to recover the red wolf (Canis rufus) in North Carolina are bound for failure, a team of researchers concluded, unless releases of captive wolves ...
Hollywood’s spotlight can have real-life conservation impact
Did “Bambi” do in hunting? Did “Jaws” demonize sharks? Did “Finding Nemo” put clownfish in serious danger? In a paper published in Conservation Biology, ...
Whooping crane program closes after 51 years
The largest captive breeding program for Whooping Crane (Grus americana) is closing after 51 years. The program at the U.S. Geological Survey Patuxent Wildlife ...
House debates amendments to FY18 appropriations bill
The U.S. House of Representatives is currently working through the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies FY18 appropriations bill as part of a massive ...
WSB study: Acoustic lures help net elusive bats
Bat researchers have trouble using nets to catch species that forage in open spaces and fly too high, out of reach of traditional netting methods. But researchers ...
Publish and perish?
When scientists publish location information about endangered species, it’s not just other scientists who are reading it. They may be opening the door to ...