Month: January 2020

The Wildlife Society is now accepting applications for the Leadership Institute Class of 2020. The deadline to submit applications is March 16 by 11:59 p.m. EST. Leadership Institute participants engage...

Kentucky may have discovered the recipe for success when it set out to reintroduce elk to the state about 20 years ago, researchers found. The state brought in a large...

Colorado wildlife officials say a gray wolf (Canis lupus) pack may be residing in the state for the first time in about 70 years. The conclusion follows the recent discovery...

Arizona Game and Fish Department researchers are conducting a one-year study to determine if trail cameras are an effective method of measuring the abundance of endangered Mexican wolves (Canis lupus...

When spring comes to the Arctic, caribou across Canada and Alaska synchronize the timing of their movement in a massive continent-wide migration to their calving grounds, researchers discovered. In some...

The Wildlife Professional is an exclusive benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published six times annually, the magazine presents timely research news and analysis of trends in the wildlife profession....

A proposed definition for the term “habitat” under the Endangered Species Act, which until now has been undefined in law or regulation, is currently under internal interagency review, the White...

California likely has more landscape suitable for mountain lions than any other state, researchers recently found, but half of it consists of unprotected lands vulnerable to development. The findings are...

What to do with the Christmas tree now that the holiday season is over? In many coastal communities, Christmas trees are used to build up dunes, which make the coastlines...

A Hawaiian bird endemic to Maui is running out of chances after avian malaria scuttled a recent translocation attempt in a remote area of the island. “The best chance for...