Month: January 2019

Northern Wisconsin is home to a dozen terrestrial carnivores, from gray wolves (Canis lupus) to red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), but the populations on the Apostle Islands stretching from the Bayfield...

TWS member Asia Murphy knew she wanted to study wildlife since she was a child, when she watched nature documentaries on television. As a wildlife biologist, she has studied a...

Scientists knew that sea turtles often swallow large pieces of plastic floating in the ocean, creating swallowing hazards. Now, a team of researchers has found evidence of microplastics appearing in...

The partial government shutdown is taking its toll on national wildlife refuges. E&E News reports on a list of impacts, including vandalism and garbage dumping, at refuges across the country....

This article originally appears in the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society’s Fall 2018 newsletter. The newsletter includes updates from the Bemidji State University, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, University of...

Changing wind patterns due to climate change could bring mixed results for migrating birds. Under future climate scenarios, researchers found, North American birds may find it harder to migrate southward...

Sections, chapters, and working groups of The Wildlife Society hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meetings are currently scheduled during the month of February: February 4-6, 2019:...

Gauging a species’ distribution from its snow tracks isn’t easy, and the results aren’t always accurate. That’s why Forest Service biologists are turning to eDNA as a way to gather...

Chester Martin and his twin brother Victor were only in junior high when they started sketching wildlife, getting inspiration from artists like Orville Rice, who illustrated the Texas Parks &...

The lame-duck Congress was unable to reach agreement on the federal budget by the Dec. 21 deadline, sending some federal government agencies into a shutdown. While final budgets for the...