Month: November 2021

November 12, 2021

JWM: Beavers are on the move throughout western Oregon

During the early 20th century, many state agencies translocated America beavers to restore them in areas where they had been locally extirpated during the European fur trade. Through translocation and...

November 12, 2021

Bears in Asheville are heavier and having cubs earlier than rural bears

When North Carolina State University researchers set out to collar black bears in the city of Asheville, they noticed something unusual. Yearlings are often too small to support the weight...

November 12, 2021

British Columbia plans to cease logging in old-growth forests

The province of British Columbia plans to suspend logging in a portion of old-growth forest to stem biodiversity loss, but it is waiting on First Nations to sign off on...

November 10, 2021

Adapted to Arctic cold, murres are vulnerable to a warming climate

When researchers heard reports of thick-billed murres dying on their nests on sunny days on the Hudson Bay in Nunavut, Canada, they wondered if the birds were having trouble dealing...

November 10, 2021

Watch: Lemurs have rhythm

Indri lemurs use rhythm in their vocalizations, making them the only mammal besides humans known to do so. While all kinds of mammals make different sounds and calls, they lack...

November 10, 2021

TWS2021: Eating fire ants may protect fence lizards

Eastern fence lizards may be eating their way to immunity from invasive ant venom in the Southeastern United States. Red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) were first introduced to states...

November 9, 2021

USFWS proposes changes to Mexican gray wolf management

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is revising its Mexican gray wolf management to remove the current population cap and set a new genetic objective for the population, as well...

November 9, 2021

California condors don’t need mates to breed

Female California condors have the rare ability to reproduce without a mate, joining other animals like sharks, rays and lizards. Scientists came across this discovery when working on captive breeding...

November 9, 2021

The September issue of the Wildlife Society Bulletin

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

November 8, 2021

Block, Blackwell earn McAtee-Burger Award

Bill Block, associate editor for the Journal of Wildlife Management, and Bradley Blackwell, associate editor for the Wildlife Society Bulletin, are the 2021 recipients of the W. L. McAtee and...