Month: May 2020

While planting flowers can increase foraging opportunities for common eastern bumble bees, researchers found some of those flowers are associated with higher pathogen infection rates in the bees. Pollinator species...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning about rats becoming increasingly aggressive amid the pandemic. With restaurants closed to reduce the spread of COVID-19, rats are having a...

Researchers are using thermal sensor-equipped drones to count wildlife. The application of thermal cameras with drones has enormous potential, said Jared Beaver, an assistant professor and wildlife specialist at Montana...

Why does wildlife matter? The answer to that question is inherent in the work that wildlife professionals do, but they don’t often have to put it into words. So with...

In a laboratory experiment, researchers recently found that cats can become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19, and may be able to pass it to other cats....

Go outside, and stand still. Chances are, you’ll see wildlife. From your own yard, you may notice spring warblers flying above, you may see a hummingbird’s impressive courtship display, you...

The Wildlife Society wrote to lawmakers last week urging them to provide the necessary resources to support the work of wildlife professionals responding to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as...

North Dakota wildlife officials say a group of bats there died of white-nose syndrome, the first known cases in the state. The little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) were found in...

Alexandria, Virginia resident Jim Waggener began keeping track of insects like dragonflies, butterflies and moths over 25 years ago. Now, he leads a group of senior citizen — and citizen...

The U.S. Department of the Interior will be giving out five new prizes for conservation innovations, including one to help control the spread of invasive species. The Theodore Roosevelt Genius...