Month: October 2016

For the average person, finding a giant invasive snake might sound worse than finding a small one. But the opposite is true on Key Largo in Florida, where locals and...

Many investors will remember 1987 as the year the stock market fell nearly 23 percent in a single day. The crash was so sudden and precipitous that it is forever...

The wind whistled through the limber pines in southern Alberta, gracing a young Karla Guyn’s ears, bringing her feelings of peace and joy. The smell of fresh mint was in...

More than 50 Native American tribes in the United States and Canada are expected to sign a treaty this Friday, Oct. 7, urging that federal regulations under the Endangered Species...

Mountain lions and black bears and wolves — oh my! Researchers recently wanted to determine the role of these three carnivores in the recent decline in elk calf survival or...

This past September in Meeteetse, Wyoming, biologists panned spotlights over a moonlit prairie dog town. Each flash of emerald eyeshine marked a captive-bred ferret living wild in its ancestral home. “Once...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has signed on as The Wildlife Society’s newest Strategic Partner – a significant step forward in the agency’s efforts to strengthen support for its...

Hundreds of acres of biologically diverse habitat near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, have recently become protected under management by The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). The area, known as the Nebo...

Robotic frogs with inflatable throat pouches are revealing how bats hunt in noisy conditions. Ordinarily, the bats locate their amphibian prey by following frog mating calls. But when noise pollution...

The Wildlife Society’s Annual Conference is an excellent opportunity for wildlife professionals in all stages of their career to learn through contributed papers, symposia, workshops, and more. But one of...