Month: January 2020

January 23, 2020

Migratory Bird Protection Act clears House Committee

The House Natural Resources Committee approved the Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R. 5552), which would reverse the Trump administration’s recent interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The...

January 23, 2020

Hunting guide’s aging journals point to changing climate

L.S. Quackenbush made a living guiding hunters in northern Maine in the 1940s and ’50s, but the meticulous journals he kept are telling biologists something about wildlife in the region...

January 22, 2020

Attics may be sanctuaries from white-nose syndrome for bats

Attics don’t just provide a place to stash old record collections and keepsakes. In Yellowstone National Park, they provide the perfect place for female bats to weather cold summers, and...

January 22, 2020

JWM: Sumatran blood pythons shrinking in body size, numbers

Sumatran blood pythons are declining in body size and reproduction — possibly due to overharvesting on the Indonesian island. “This paper is the first one that suggests that there may...

January 22, 2020

Virginia project raises concerns about seabirds

Conservationists are concerned about the effects of a bridge and tunnel project in Hampton Roads, Virginia on the nesting grounds for thousands of seabirds. The state had planned to create...

January 21, 2020

Same species, different habitats

Even if songbirds are the same species, those found in certain regions of the boreal forests of Canada may select habitat differently than those in other regions, researchers found. “There’s...

January 21, 2020

North Central Section happenings: Part 1

These updates originally appear in the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society’s Fall 2019 newsletter. Photos highlighting the student chapter’s activities are also included in the section’s newsletter. Southern...

January 21, 2020

For Australian wildlife, first fire — then cats

Wildlife that survived the bushfires in Australia may face a new threat — feral cats. Studies have shown that the continents’ feral cats hunt along recently burned areas in search...

January 17, 2020

TWS section and chapter meetings in February

The Wildlife Society’s sections, chapters and working groups hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meetings are currently scheduled in February: Feb. 3-7, 2020: Western Section of The...

January 17, 2020

Colorado student chapters reflect on eventful fall

These updates originally appear in the Colorado Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s Winter 2019 newsletter. Photos highlighting the student chapter’s activities are also included in the chapter’s newsletter. Colorado State...