Month: March 2020

March 6, 2020

First white-nose syndrome case confirmed in Texas

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has confirmed a case of white-nose syndrome in a Texas bat for the first time. Although the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, which causes the disease,was...

March 5, 2020

Canada makes historic investments in conservation

A recent report from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society found that the country is making important progress towards its conservation goals. In the report titled Government investments bring Canada...

March 5, 2020

Half of Arctic shorebirds are declining; waterfowl flourish

Across the circumpolar north, some Arctic tundra birds, such as waterfowl, seem to be flourishing while others, like most shorebirds, are seeing their populations fall, according to new research spanning...

March 5, 2020

Amphibians glowing secret

Could it be that many — maybe even all — amphibians glow and we never knew it? In a recent study in Scientific Reports, researchers found that a variety of...

March 4, 2020

Reintroduced bison returning to ancestral haunts in Banff

Bison reintroduced to Banff National Park as part of a five-year program are settling into the same wallows their ancestors used 140 years ago. Parks Canada has been translocating bison...

March 4, 2020

Wild Cam: Struggling caribou herd penned in by predators

The Gaspésie herd is one of North America’s most endangered caribou populations, and logging around the fringes of the last remaining landscapes it occupies is giving predators an advantage over...

March 4, 2020

The March/April issue of The Wildlife Professional

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....

March 3, 2020

Are Himalayan wolves a unique species?

A distinct type of wolf has made special adaptations to live in the highest mountains in Nepal, Tibet and other parts of the Himalaya, researchers found, prompting them to suggest...

March 3, 2020

2020 Proposals deadline approaching!

Do you have an idea for an educational or training session at The Wildlife Society’s 2020 Annual Conference? If so, there’s only a short time left to submit it! Our...

March 3, 2020

Study questions effectiveness of polar bear detection tool

A tool that oil companies use to try to avoid harming or disturbing polar bears (Ursus maritimus) may not detect the bears in their dens as well as they were...