Month: September 2017

Next to polar bears clinging to melting icebergs drifting through the sea, slimy, coiled worms floating in jars of formaldehyde might not make much of a case for conservation. But...

While increasing evidence suggests that wood frogs can tolerate pesticides, these adaptations may change the way the frogs deal with others. In a study published in Evolutionary Applications, researchers found...

Registration for The Wildlife Society’s 24th Annual Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been extended through Monday, Sept. 18! Click here to register now. Calling all students and new professionals!...

Fourteen National Wildlife Refuges in Texas and Louisiana were affected by Hurricane Harvey, which made landfall in late August 2017. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service is still conducting assessments...

The Wildlife Society’s 24th Annual Conference in Albuquerque, N.M., is just two weeks away, and students especially should be excited for all the networking opportunities it will provide. “This year,...

Hunters often say enjoying nature and bonding with friends and family are favorite parts of the experience, but what contributes most to the happiness they get from the hunt? It’s...

On Sept. 7, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced the approved funding levels for the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA). The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission —...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services hosted a Marsh Resilience Tour August 20 at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, providing a look at the largest tidal marsh restoration project at the...

I was recently in southwestern Wisconsin participating in a small rural community high school homecoming and class reunion. Participants included people with small-town backgrounds and values in a primarily agricultural...

When Gregory Bossart began studying lesions on Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) populations over 10 years ago, he didn’t know the extent to which they would point to negative impacts...