Month: July 2021

Last week, Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) introduced the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act in the U.S. Senate. The landmark legislation would provide about $1.4 billion annually to state, territorial...

A new surveillance system in California may help identify unusual patterns of wildlife illness and death as they unfold by tapping into data from wildlife rehabilitation organizations across the state....

Toxic algal blooms could stress out wildlife, and in some cases, cause weaker immune systems in reptiles and birds in the Great Lakes region. Blue-green algae blooms are caused by...

Ten longtime TWS members have been named TWS Fellows for 2021. The TWS Fellows Award is given out each year to individuals who have “distinguished themselves through exceptional service” to...

North American pikas survive their high-altitude winters by keeping warm in their burrows. Not so for the plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Temperatures there plunge below negative...

North Carolina is rich with ecological diversity from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks. But taking care of the plethora of wildlife resulting from so many different ecosystems...

The early bird registration deadline for The Wildlife Society’s 2021 Annual Conference is quickly approaching! Register by July 31 to save $25. Rates are currently just $100 for professional members...

Across the western U.S. and Canada, wildlife rehabilitation centers are reporting young birds of prey jumping out of their nests before they can fly to escape the region’s historic heat...

The Wildlife Society Council recently renewed and updated two position statements that were due to expire later this year. Revised position statements on Energy Development and Wildlife and Invasive Species were...

The western United States is in the midst of an historic fire season that may surpass last year’s fire numbers. Last year’s total of 60,000 mostly human-caused fires burning nearly...