Month: July 2018

As climate change impacts ecosystems around the world, wildlife managers are expecting to see many species leave their current ranges for new areas better suited to them. But where are...

A continuous border wall between the United States and Mexico would cause trouble for the biodiversity of 1,506 native terrestrial and freshwater animal and plant species that use the border...

For decades now, scientists have been trying to understand the implications of climate change for species around the world. But climate change isn’t the only major environmental transformation being driven...

The Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works held a hearing on July 17 to discuss the draft language of the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018, a bill...

A bill affecting the federal duck season cleared a House subcommittee. The House Subcommittee on Federal Lands considered the Migratory Bird Framework and Hunting Opportunities Act (H.R. 6013) during a...

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is asking the Bureau of Land Management to remove greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) habitat from a planned oil and gas lease sale. The Dec. 6 sale...

A new effort in Washington, D.C. has an ambitious goal: count all the cats in the city. That includes feral cats, which roam the streets and prey on wildlife, as...

In addition to the gamut of threats facing monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) — including climate change, pesticides and habitat loss — researchers recently found increased carbon dioxide may add to...

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. We’re now...

Quebec wildlife officials say they have dismantled a poaching ring that resulted in the illegal harvest of more than 100 black bears (Ursus americanus) over the course of three years....