Month: May 2018

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawns have a better chance of avoiding mortality on agricultural land than they do in forests, according to new research. In a study published in The...

As the timber industry cuts into the boreal habitat of threatened woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Canadian law shields the species from hunting, but the caribou have little protection against...

The Western and Southwest Sections of The Wildlife Society collaborated on a letter to their regions’ congressional representatives about the potential effects of the proposed border wall on wildlife along the...

Conference registration is now open! Visit www.twsconference.org to learn more about the conference, and register by June 30 to save an additional $50! The Wildlife Society’s 25 Annual Conference is...

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies advanced a fiscal year 2019 spending bill with report language that would provide $19.29 million for the Cooperative Research Units...

The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada has declared the Midland painted turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata) a species of special concern under the Species at Risk Act....

Despite modest increases in the threatened southern sea otter population (Enhydra lutris nereis), their genetic diversity has remained the same, prompting researchers to question the future of their recovery. The...

With humans having so many impacts on the natural world, conservation trends tend toward gloom and doom, but a team of researchers looking at human demographics has found reason for...

What would you do if a volcanic eruption blew up your home? It’s not just a question for residents of the island of Hawaii watching Kilauea erupt. It’s a situation...

What’s musical composition got to do with wildlife biology? Scientists suggest it can provide an insightful approach to following the movement and behavior of large groups of elephant seals and...