Month: November 2021

November 30, 2021

TWS joins Diversity Joint Venture Management Board

The Diversity Joint Venture for Conservation Careers selected TWS Professional Development Manager Jamila Blake as a new member of its management board. Blake will serve a three-year term on the...

November 30, 2021

Wildlife agencies contribute to climate conference

As world leaders gathered at a United Nations conference to tackle climate change, they heard from some state and federal agencies, which sent representatives to Scotland or appeared virtually to...

November 30, 2021

Watch: North Carolina wildlife managers grapple with armadillos

Wildlife managers are struggling to manage the spread of armadillos into North Carolina. Nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) are historically found in Texas and some surroundings states, with a range reaching...

November 29, 2021

Hawaiian monk seal dies from toxoplasmosis

A Hawaiian monk seal being treated for toxoplasmosis at a marine mammal hospital has died. The male was one of just four of Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) to be...

November 29, 2021

Wild Cam: Capturing glimpses of small animal life

Most researchers turn to trail cameras to collect expansive shots of the large animals of the Serengeti plains or big carnivores on the prowl in the wilderness—or, sometimes, even cities....

November 29, 2021

Modeling behavioral changes in wildlife

When David Wolfson was conducting research on trumpeter swans in the Midwest, one of the swans was spotted leaving the territory just after being GPS-tagged. His team wondered how prevalent...

November 24, 2021

Humpback whales sing differently each year

Humpback whales make different types of sound every year to communicate with each other. That may make life more complicated for the whales, but it could also affect conservation efforts...

November 24, 2021

TWS2021: Carrion beetles carry on clues to the wildlife they eat

To survey cryptic species, it’s sometimes easier to detect their DNA than it is to find the animals themselves. Sometimes, researchers find DNA lingering in the water, on the ground...

November 24, 2021

Oklahoma deer test positive for coronavirus

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation biologists have confirmed cases of coronavirus in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the state after taking blood samples this year and last. The finding...

November 23, 2021

BLM releases wild horse research plan

The Bureau of Land Management released a research plan that aims to chart a new course for wild horse and burro management, using scientific advances to control the feral populations...