Month: December 2015

This year’s TWS Annual Conference in Winnipeg exceeded expectations, with final registration numbers topping 1,550. Of those attendees, 46 percent were students; a testament to the continued emphasis TWS places...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced on December 21 that Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections will be extended to two subspecies of lion after threats such as habitat...

Something’s distorting the sex ratio of sea turtles in San Diego Bay, and researchers aren’t completely sure why. “We found a female bias in the San Diego Bay area,” said...

A small and colorful invasive insect is proving to be a threat to Pennsylvania’s plants — and entomologists say it will likely spread across the United States. Originally from China,...

A sterilization program to stop coyotes from hybridizing with the only wild population of red wolves in the world has been successful so far, according to new research. “Coyote genes...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published a proposed rule and draft environmental impact statement (EIS) on December 11 that would revise non-federal oil and gas development regulations on...

Researchers, non-profit organizations, landowners and managers in Texas have joined forces to help restore habitat for the state’s quail populations. Northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus), scaled or “blue” quail (Callipepla squamata),...

To find 74 new species of beetles, you need to go through an experience. For Jim Liebherrr, this meant flying in a helicopter to the remote rainforests on the slopes...

Recovering from being placed on the endangered species list isn’t easy for animals such as the Catalina Island fox, especially when they face complications such as ear mites that can...

The moose population of Manitoba, once at a historical high of 45,000 individuals just a few decades ago, is estimated to be at only 20,000 individuals today according to a...