Month: March 2021

Predators are stopping many bog turtle eggs from hatching and growing to adulthood. The bog turtle is the smallest turtle in the U.S., measuring only about three to four inches...

Toxic bacteria that grows on invasive plants in the southern U.S. may be responsible for mysterious eagle deaths. Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) have been dying from a neurodegenerative disease called...

A population of critically endangered Bahama orioles is at least 10 times larger than scientists previously thought. Past research suggested there were fewer than 300 of the orioles on Andros...

A changing climate has pushed more species of bats into new areas, where they may be more likely to share viruses like the one that causes COVID-19 in humans, researchers...

The Wildlife Society joined a coalition of conservation, sportsman, and landowner organizations to provide recommendations for the U.S. Department of the Interior to implement reliable mitigation policies.   Mitigation is a...

The California condor will return to the Pacific Northwest for the first time in a century. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service and the Yurok Tribe plan...

The American Rescue Plan, $1.9 trillion stimulus package passed in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, is providing funding to address wildlife disease issues. The lengthy bill allocates a total...

The ballot for The Wildlife Society’s 2021 elections includes nominees for the position of vice president. Additional nominees may be submitted by any voting member in good standing, if supported...

Large tracts of high-quality habitat for Mexican wolves can be found across northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S., according to cross-border distribution modeling revealing suitable areas for the animals. Mexican...

Black bears moving back into northeast Oklahoma after extirpation in the early 1900s are leery of humans and development, largely preferring wild resources to anthropogenic ones. Recently, the bears have...