Month: March 2020

When brood parasitic brown-headed cowbirds are nearby, red-winged black birds’ genes function in similar ways to when they respond aggressively toward their own species, researchers found. “We always wanted to...

In response to the new coronavirus, several federal land agencies in the United States and Canada are waiving fees to encourage people to safely visit the outdoors while shutting facilities...

Large numbers of fleas irritate kit foxes enough to drive them from den to den. The discovery could help researchers understand how the insects — which are projected to increase...

Why has it been so challenging to reintroduce the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)? Efforts continue throughout the West, but establishing populations has been difficult. The wild population had nearly reached...

As congressional appropriators begin to develop their Fiscal Year 2021 spending bills, The Wildlife Society recommended spending levels for the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of...

Even in Kauai’s remote mountainous regions, endangered seabirds aren’t immune from the threats of introduced predators, but research shows that predator control can benefit the birds. “There’s this perception that...

A recent report from the Government Accountability Office found that the administration did not meet relevant standards and practices in moving the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management from...

The Wildlife Society, along with other professional societies, recently expressed concerns that some proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act could have serious effects on natural resources and asked...

The Newfoundland and Labrador provincial government is merging its forestry and wildlife divisions to create the Newfoundland and Labrador Resource Enforcement Division. Officials say the merger will increase the number...

The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome doesn’t decay in North American caves during the summer the way it does in Europe and Asia, researchers found, allowing it to build up...