Month: August 2016

On a late June morning, biological science technician Joaquin Benavente and his partner Bonnie started a routine day at the U.S. Navy processing center on Guam, with 16 outbound vehicles...

Marine mammals are so polluted that they are poisoning endangered condors, according to a new study. California condors (Gymnogyps californianus) that fed on marine mammal carcasses had high blood levels...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has produced a technical guidance document regarding the impacts that man-made ocean noise has on marine mammals. The document, first drafted two months ago...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized a rule on Aug. 5 that will prohibit non-subsistence predator control measures on all Alaskan National Wildlife Refuges. The rule overrides state regulations...

The August 2016 issue of The Journal of Wildlife Management (Vol. 80.6) contains the latest research reports on management and conservation, habitat relations, population ecology and quantitative approaches. Featured in...

Over the last decade, scientists have noticed that gulls on Protection Island in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a channel to the Pacific Ocean between Canada and the U.S.,...

When it comes to monitoring elusive wildlife, the simple approach is sometimes best. Researchers in New Hampshire have found that hunter surveys are a reliable tool for studying bobcats (Lynx...

Canada has added the collared pika (Ochotona collaris) as a species of special concern under the Species at Risk Act. The collared pika, a small mammal related to the rabbit,...

Researchers recently discovered some differences between the DNA of migratory and resident birds that can provide insight into the stresses that migratory birds face from their journey. As part of...

The TWS Annual Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, is just 70 days away. So we’ll be providing you with the latest news and updates weekly through early October to help...