Tag: reintroduction

May 25, 2021

North Cascades sees first wild-born fisher in decades

Trail cameras have detected the first confirmed wild-born fisher in the North Cascades in years. According to the state of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, photos showed a female...

May 17, 2021

Successful translocations produce intended ecological results

Translocations have overwhelmingly produced the types of results that wildlife managers intended, according to a new review. Whether it’s bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) being shifted back into montane ecological niches...

May 14, 2021

Watch: After 20 years, Bulgarian saker Falcons breed again

Reintroduction efforts have resulted in the first breeding pair of saker falcons in Bulgaria since the early 2000s. Between 2015 and 2020, 80 saker falcons (Falco cherrug) brought in from...

May 14, 2021

Bison reintroduction considered in Montana refuge

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering reintroducing bison to the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge in central Montana, beginning with consulting with tribes and other stakeholders about...

May 5, 2021

Whooping cranes nesting in Texas once again

For the first time in over a century, endangered whooping cranes are nesting in Texas. Two pairs of the birds recently began laying eggs on private land in Jefferson and...

April 22, 2021

Bison reintroduced into southern Alberta national park

Bison have been reintroduced to Waterton Lakes National Park after being removed due to a massive wildfire in southern Alberta in 2017.  A herd of bison (Bison bison) were moved...

January 21, 2021

Colorado takes steps toward wolf reintroduction

Colorado wildlife officials are moving forward with plans to reintroduce gray wolves to the state. Colorado Parks and Wildlife plans to start identifying donor populations and reintroduction locations by this...

October 16, 2020

Watch: Conservationist release 26 scarlet macaws into wild

Conservationists with the Wildlife Conservation Society have released 26 scarlet macaws into the wild in Guatemala to bolster the country’s small population of the birds. Scarlet macaws (Ara macao) are...

July 17, 2020

Interior abandons reintroduction plans for North Cascade bears

The Department of the Interior has abandoned plans to reintroduce grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) into the North Cascades ecosystem. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt made the announcement last week during...

June 22, 2020

Exploring genetics to save endangered pocket mouse

Researchers are delving into the genomes of Pacific pocket mice to help inform conservationists about the best ways to recover the federally endangered species, which has only three populations left...