Month: February 2021

Fence lizards in Alabama are evolving stronger immune systems in response to decades of coping with the venom from invasive fire ants, but they may also become more vulnerable to...

The Dallas Safari Club Foundation (DSCF) has continued their support of The Wildlife Society’s Leadership Institute through a grant of more than $1,200, thanks to a generous donation from the...

The question came to the fore when the Twitter account Manhattan Bird Alert announced the rare appearance of a snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) in Central Park, prompting a gaggle of...

Climate change is causing energy use problems for Arctic mammals. Melting or shifting ice patterns means both narwhals (Monodon Monoceros) and polar bears (Ursus maritimus) need to travel more to...

A picture can be worth a thousand words when finding imagery to promote the conservation of animals that aren’t the most charismatic. Researchers recently found that photographs of bats, especially...

A multi-decade study on wildlife traps has revealed the most humane, efficient, focused and safe practices for a number of different species trapped for fur, wildlife management purposes or research....

Dolphins in Louisiana’s Barataria Bay continue to experience the effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Researchers found lingering health differences in the bay’s bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) population...

Both the U.S. House and the Senate recently introduced legislation that would amend the nation’s Endangered Species Act to prohibit listing non-native species as threatened or endangered. Introduced by Sen....

The Wildlife Society is supporting a recent proposal that would streamline the consultation process for federal land management agencies under the Endangered Species Act. New rules for consultations under the...

The number of black-footed ferrets, North America’s most endangered mammal, has just grown by one. Scientists have successfully cloned the species, a first for any native, endangered animal species in...