Month: September 2017

The next time you bite into a juicy pear, thank the bees buzzing outside. Thirty-five percent of the world’s crop production depends on pollinators like birds, bees, bats and butterflies....

On Sep. 13, the House Natural Resources Committee held the markup for the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act, or SHARE Act (H.R. 3668). The legislative package was voted out...

At first glance, little animals like grey geckos and big ones like whale sharks don’t seem to have much in common. Researchers examining extensive data on body mass and threat...

As mountaintop dwellers, American pikas (Ochotona princeps) are particularly susceptible to climate change, but recent research suggests a population in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains were driven to extirpation from the...

On Sep. 8, the Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources approved a rule change developed by the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation that would authorize state officials to...

Gail Tunberg is not only a retired biologist, longtime member of The Wildlife Society and New Mexico local. She’s also a painter who’s been capturing the spirit of animals through...

Volume 41.3 is now published online. The issue features five Tools and Technology articles and 18 Original Articles. Featured in this issue are: What Should Go in a Wildlife Professional’s...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released the preliminary report of the 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. The survey — which has been produced every...

The U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Region, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), and Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) signed...

Trappers and furbearer biologists have been reporting since the mid-1980s that muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) seemed to be appearing in fewer and fewer numbers, but they only had anecdotal evidence, until...