Month: August 2020

Coyotes in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan consume more meat than those in the Upper Peninsula, researchers found. That’s because coyotes (Canis latrans) in the Upper Peninsula are surrounded by...

Researchers recently found that biodiversity on small patches of landscape is even smaller than they expected. While biodiversity forecasts of certain areas are used to inform conservation and management policies,...

Researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services recently applied for a patent for a new vehicle-based lighting system to prevent deer-vehicle collisions during low-light conditions. Through a series...

COVID-19 has affected everyone, and wildlifers are no exception. In this series, TWS is looking at challenges facing the profession due to the pandemic. Association of Fish and Wildlife Agency...

Even if all state and federal public lands in the United States were protected to benefit endangered species, more than half the country’s endangered species would still be in danger...

The yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse is a tiny mammal, but it stands over 22,000 feet tall. Recently found at the summit of Volcán Llullaillaco, a dormant volcano on the border of...

The Minnesota Chapter of The Wildlife Society is the 2020 Chapter of the Year. The chapter “is a respected leader in natural resource issues and is asked to have a...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its first-ever proposed definition of “habitat” to be used under the Endangered Species Act. Neither the ESA nor its implementing regulations include a definition...

Climate change is altering the preferred temperatures of a wide range of wildlife, marine heatwaves can do the same in a fraction of the time, NOAA scientists found. In a...

A bird named for a Confederate general will now be known for the shape of its bill. McCown’s longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii) is now called the thick-billed longspur.  The North American...