Month: October 2021

October 7, 2021

USFWS plans to delist 23 extinct species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Survey has proposed removing 23 extinct species from the federal Endangered Species Act. Many of these species, like a bird called the Kauai ʻakialoa (Akialoa stejnegeri),...

October 6, 2021

New USFWS grants support wetlands, endangered species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced new grants for both wetlands conservation and endangered species conservation in recent weeks. The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved more than $34...

October 6, 2021

Migratory birds gain back protections

In a highly anticipated set of regulatory actions, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reinstating incidental take protections for species listed under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. This week,...

October 6, 2021

Wyoming managers release 20 black-footed ferrets

Wildlife managers recently released 20 black-footed ferrets to a historic recovery area in Wyoming where wild ferrets had been affected by a bout of plague. The Wyoming Game and Fish...

October 5, 2021

Researchers push for a national program to help people coexist with predators

Predators frequently kill livestock in public grazing lands in the western United States. While localized programs have addressed some of these issues, including programs to compensate ranchers for livestock killed...

October 5, 2021

Karen Swaim earns Distinguished Service Award

Karen Swaim, a principal and senior wildlife biologist at her own biological consulting firm, Swaim Biological, Inc., received the Distinguished Service Award for demonstrating a long-term commitment to The Wildlife...

October 5, 2021

Investigation exposes inner workings of illegal wildlife trade

An investigation into wildlife trafficking between Mexico and the United States not only put a smuggler behind bars. It also exposed the inner workings of the illegal cross-border wildlife trade....

October 4, 2021

Greg Schenbeck recognized for his service with TWS

Greg Schenbeck, has worked with a number of state and federal agencies throughout his career, and he has continued striving to benefit wildlife through his work at The Wildlife Society...

October 4, 2021

Bison grazing doesn’t impact grassland bird diversity

Well-managed cattle grazing plots have similar grassland bird diversity as prairies where bison roam in Montana. This new finding suggests fears may be overblown that bison might overgraze land in...

October 4, 2021

Company forms to bring wooly mammoths back from extinction

Controversial efforts to use genetics to resurrect extinct species have taken a step forward with the formation of a new company that aims to restore the wooly mammoth. Harvard biologist...