Month: August 2020

Street lights can change the amount and quality of sleep that pigeons and magpies get at night, affecting their energy in the morning. “Light pollution has been getting more and...

One fall when Josée Rousseau was banding birds as a field technician at a station in Northern California, she was surprised to capture rufous hummingbirds. The species migrates from breeding...

Coronaviruses in the same lineage as the one responsible for the current pandemic have been circulating in bats for decades, researchers found. This provides more evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus...

A female black bear with a few irresistibility cute little cubs trailing behind her is an iconic summer scene in the north woods of Wisconsin.  But when the cuteness leads...

Emily Thorosky has received TWS’ Conservation Education Award. She was recognized for her work creating the video “Why Do Wildlife Matter?” as part of her honor’s thesis at the University...

After appearing in Florida and Georgia, the invasive black and white tegu has been confirmed for the first time in South Carolina. The state Department of Natural Resources says a...

Michael Gutzmer, principal and owner of New Century Environmental, LLC, has received TWS’ Special Recognition Service Award. The award honors any person or group making an outstanding contribution to the...

Seabird poop is so rich in nutrients, its annual value to ecosystems — and to people — makes up nearly half a billion dollars, researchers found. But as seabird numbers...

A new board game called Endangered shows players how hard conserving endangered species can be. In the game, which can include one to five players, individuals can take the role...

Researchers are recruiting wildlife biologists to contribute to the second year of a project to collect camera trap images to inform scientists about mammals across the United States. Organizers say...