Month: October 2020

Researchers warn that biologists and others in close proximity to wild mammals should take steps to avoid spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to them. In a perspective published...

The U.S. House of Representative passed the America’s Conservation Enhancement Act (S. 3051), which includes reauthorization for the North American Wetlands Conservation Act and funding to combat invasive species, last...

Data from trade databases have revealed that thousands of reptiles are being sold and purchased as part of the international pet trade, but few are subject to international regulation. In...

Tracking devices could impact the survival of migratory birds, especially if they wear the geolocators for multiple years. These new research findings have implications for the way researchers conduct many...

Researchers executed a bait-and-switch maneuver by placing 3D-printed turtle eggs in the clutches of real sea turtle eggs to capture poachers in Costa Rica. The researchers placed 101 fake eggs,...

The Wildlife Society submitted written and oral testimony to the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board, calling on the Bureau of Land Management to reduce wild horse and burro...

More than 3,000 years since they died off there, Tasmanian devils have been reintroduced to the Australian mainland. The organization Aussie Ark has released 11 Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) at...

California spotted owls remain in Yosemite National Park even after a massive wildfire burned through, which researchers say points to the effectiveness of the park’s efforts to re-create historic conditions...

A combination of climate warming and loss of sea otters is harming the reefs that underpin Alaskan kelp forests in the Aleutian Islands. “Despite the fact that the Aleutian Archipelago...

The North Central Section of The Wildlife Society is hosting a professional development webinar series with one webinar each month between October and February. Descriptions of each webinar are included...