Month: January 2022

Whales are big animals, and they have big appetites. Researchers recently tagged whales with cameras and sensors, which allowed them to get a better picture of how much whales consume...

The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources advanced the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 2773) in a bipartisan vote during this week’s full committee markup on the legislation. The bill...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will increase the numbers of wild horses and burros that it removes from the western United States during Fiscal Year 2022, in response to...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing up to $225 million for conservation projects on agricultural land through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. This year’s funding includes opportunities for projects...

The deadline to submit applications for 2022 Native American Research Assistantships has been extended to Jan. 31, 2022. To apply, please download an application form. Research projects currently slated to...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reopened the public comment period on its September proposal to remove the ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis) from the list of species protected under...

Researchers are exploring the feasibility of reintroducing ocelots to a portion of their historical range in South Texas. The project is focused on reintroducing the endangered species to a portion...

Porcupines in Maine are contracting a deadly virus that wildlife experts say could pose a threat to the population. The Bangor Daily News reports that at least three porcupines (Erethizon...

Wildlife researchers are increasing their efforts to interweave western science with Indigenous knowledge to improve wildlife management. Seafha Ramos, a TWS member, has worked with her Yurok community to build...

The Wildlife Society’s flagship leadership training program, the Leadership Institute, is now accepting applications for the class of 2022. The deadline to submit applications is March 20 by 11:59 p.m....