Month: March 2018

March 22, 2018

Hive scales point to North Carolina bees’ nectar sources

A year ago, beekeepers throughout North Carolina outfitted their apiaries with hive scales provided by the Bayer Bee Care Program. In a growing initiative, these citizen scientists are weighing hives...

March 21, 2018

Last male northern white rhino dies

The last male northern white rhinoceros has died. Nicknamed Sudan, the 45-year-old rhino was one of just three remaining rhinos of the sub-species, and the only male. All three have...

March 21, 2018

As agriculture intensifies, can biodiversity be preserved?

Converting wild lands to agriculture can negatively impact wildlife, but according to a recent study, intensifying agriculture on existing farmlands can also come with a cost in different regions and...

March 21, 2018

Warblers in trouble due to South American deforestation

Golden-winged warbler populations have plummeted in recent decades, even as conservationists have rushed to secure their breeding areas in the Appalachian and Great Lakes regions. Using cutting-edge trackers, researchers recently...

March 21, 2018

Zinke defends infrastructure, energy plans in hearings

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke appeared before the the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the the House Natural Resources Committee last week to testify on the department’s proposed...

March 20, 2018

Black-capped vireo preparing for life after delisting

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is currently accepting public comments on the monitoring plan for black-capped vireos (Vireo atricapilla) if the species is removed from the Federal List of...

March 20, 2018

Western Section to host foothill yellow-legged frog workshop

The Western Section of The Wildlife Society will hold a workshop on foothill yellow-legged frog ecology, management and regulation May 31-June 3, 2018, at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California....

March 20, 2018

Environmental group sues over walrus ESA decision

The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit in federal District Court for the District of Alaska, challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to withdraw the Pacific...

March 19, 2018

TWS salutes women in wildlife biology careers: Kim Turner

The National Women’s History Project, founded in 1980, is a nonprofit educational organization committed to recognizing and celebrating women’s diverse and significant historical accomplishments. Each March, the group highlights the...

March 19, 2018

In united animal kingdom, martens control invading squirrels

North America has its share of invasive species to contend with, but our own natives have been known to become invasives abroad, too. In the United Kingdom, where invasive American...