Month: November 2021

November 18, 2021

California monarch numbers rebound

After a record low last winter, initial counts of western monarch butterflies in California this winter show the population is rebounding. Last winter, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation recorded...

November 17, 2021

An Asian eagle has shown up in Canada, half a world away

How did an Asian eagle end up in eastern Canada? Birders have been, well, flocking to see a Steller’s sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) as it made its way across North...

November 17, 2021

TWS2021: Even rural squirrels consume plastic

With COVID-19 regulations resulting in a greater use of disposable masks and gloves, students were noticing an increase in plastic showing up in trashcans on Concordia College’s campus in northwestern...

November 17, 2021

Climate change affects pikas even in unlikely areas

Climate change is driving American pikas upslope throughout much of their range. That appears to be true even in the Northern Rockies, where researchers thought they might be buffered by...

November 16, 2021

NOAA seeks public input on ‘30 by 30’ conservation goals

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced two public hearings to solicit input on the agency’s role in meeting the administration’s “30 by 30” conservation pledge. Earlier this...

November 16, 2021

USFWS finalizes increased habitat for northern spotted owls

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will increase critical habitat designated for northern spotted owls under the Endangered Species Act to approximately 9.4 million acres. This decision, announced in a...

November 16, 2021

River otters rebounding in Texas

River otter sightings are on the rise throughout Texas, tracking with what biologists say is a steady increase in the species’ numbers in the state. Texas no longer lists the...

November 15, 2021

The November issue of the Journal of Wildlife Management

The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management...

November 15, 2021

Program in Canada has veterans track grizzlies

them into the mountains to track grizzlies with wildlife experts. The program is funded in part by the Invictus Games Foundation, an organization launched by the UK’s Prince Harry for...

November 15, 2021

Climate change an emerging factor in human-wildlife conflict

In 2015, the largest marine heat wave in the U.S. hit the Pacific Coast. Whales moved closer to shore to find prey, but they came across something dangerous—they were getting...