Month: February 2018

While piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) in the Great Lakes region have increased from 12 breeding pairs in 1990 to 76 breeding pairs — a sixfold increase in 28 years —...

As researchers studied gray wolves (Canis lupus) in northeastern Minnesota, they discovered that as their numbers increase, the moose (Alces americanus) population decreases. “Wolves, as in other areas, appear to...

President Trump has announced his nomination of James F. Reilly as the new director of the U.S. Geological Survey. An Idaho native, Reilly is a seasoned geoscientist. He has conducted...

Mississippi wildlife officials have documented the first case of chronic wasting disease in the state, making it the 24th state to report the presence of the deadly neurological disease. A...

Nine undergraduates and one graduate student from the West Virginia University Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society were able to take part in a unique opportunity working with the Timber...

Sections, Chapters, and Working Groups of The Wildlife Society hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. In addition, TWS Student Conclaves are usually held in the spring. The following meetings...

As the global climate warms, sea turtle clutches from Australia to the United States are becoming increasingly female, raising concerns about the propagation and persistence of these imperiled species. But...

Some polar bears (Ursus maritimus), aren’t catching enough seals (Pusa hispida) to meet their energy demands, according to new research. For the past 20 decades, the U.S. Geological Survey has...

For thousands of years, Australia’s Aboriginal people have sung stories about sacred “firehawks” — raptors that, according to lore, use fire to hunt and introduced fire to humans. Now, merging...

A U.S. District Court has overturned its 2016 ruling that directed the state of Idaho to modify trapping regulations in northern regions of the state to protect Canada lynx (Lynx...