Month: July 2018

For the first time, biologists noted American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) touching, attacking and attempting to mate with dead crows. Kaeli Swift, a doctoral candidate at the University of Washington, discovered...

The House of Representatives has passed a so-called ‘minibus’ package (H.R. 6147) containing the Interior-Environment and Financial Services-General Government appropriations bills. The White House released a statement expressing support for...

Northern spotted owls (Strix occidentalis caurina) face plenty of external threats, including habitat loss, deforestation and competition from invasive barred owls (Strix varia). They also face threats from inbreeding, according...

Biodiversity in tropical ecosystems throughout the world face dramatic declines, unless drastic measures are taken, according to a new study. These declines are due to climate change, habitat loss, pollution,...

The North Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society received the NCWF Affiliate of the Year award from the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, part of the 55th Annual Governor’s Conservation Achievement...

Grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) relocated to Washington’s North Cascades from areas without salmon (Oncorhynchus sp.) may be sensitive to salmon poisoning disease, according to new research. Biologists say the findings...

Mason bees are critical pollinators in the high deserts of Arizona, but climate change may drive them out of these and other warm regions as temperatures climb. “They might be...

For the functionally extinct northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni), there may be some hope. Although just two females of these rhinos remain, scientists recently created hybrid embryos from southern...

Registration for The Wildlife Society’s 25th Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, is now open! Visit twsconference.org for details, or register now by logging in to Your Membership and clicking on the Conference tab. Cleveland has...

Site visits are critical to helping scientists learn more about species and their habitats. The trips often take them into areas most people do not have a chance to explore,...