Month: February 2020

As the new coronavirus rapidly spreads throughout China and around the world, scientists are indicating that the virus likely originated in bats. Specifically, they suggest, it probably game from the...

A breeding population of ocelots just 30 miles south of the border is likely the source of occasional cat sightings in Arizona, biologists say. The population is the northernmost known...

The Wyoming Chapter of The Wildlife Society named Hank Edwards professional of the year for his contributions of disease research to the wildlife field. This is the second time Edwards,...

When two deer locked antlers in a field outside Calgary, an Alberta Fish and Wildlife officer came up with a surprising way to separate them. Tranquilizing one animal could injure...

Wildlife is thriving in Japan’s Fukushima area, the site of a 2011 nuclear power plant accident, with many native species recolonizing areas off limits to humans. TWS member James Beasely,...

Climate change may be affecting mountain goats’ ability to regulate their body temperatures in the summer, causing them to seek out increasingly sparse snow patches. “It’s pretty profound to see...

An analysis of more than three decades of necropsy data show that vehicle collisions and lead poisoning are the main causes of death for Michigan bald eagles. The Michigan Department...

Instead of protecting the current areas that species inhabit, researchers found protecting climate refugia will benefit more species in the future. But it will come at a cost. “As species...

Ten environmental organizations, including Defenders of Wildlife and the Center for Biological Diversity, intend to suethe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to compel the agency to list wolverines (Gulo gulo)under the...

Dead animals imbue ecosystems with fresh nutrients long after scavengers have picked their bones clean, according to new research. Scientists observed the effect that red deer (Cervus elaphus) carcasses had...