FYI News
Ocelots take to new wildlife crossings
Fewer than 50 ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) are known to exist in the wild in the United States, all of them in Texas. But 40% of ocelots die as a result of being hit by a …
Month: May 2022
Dana Kobilinsky
Deadly parasite has increased in monarchs
A parasite that kills monarch butterflies is increasing in prevalence, possibly contributing to population declines. Ophryocystis elektroscirrha, or O.E. for short, gets into the gut of monarch (Danaus plexippus) caterpillars. The protozoan parasite can stop …
Dana Kobilinsky
Native species can tolerate invaders in the lowland floodplains
Invasive bullfrogs and sunfish in the southwestern Washington floodplains don’t seem to be a detriment to native amphibians and fish in the area. That’s surprising, researchers say, since that isn’t often the case in higher …
FYI News
Facemasks present concern for sea turtles
One toll of the COVID-19 pandemic for wildlife is the spread of facemasks in natural areas. In a routine fecal analysis of a dead green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) found off the coast of Japan, …
FYI News
Watch: Florida trail cameras catch wildlife in action
Trail cameras can get glimpses of wildlife that humans rarely see. In North Florida, trail cameras captured amazing footage of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Florida black bears (Ursus americanus floridanus), gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), coyotes …
Cassie Ferri
Interior distributes $56M in state wildlife grants
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded $56 million to states and territories through the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program for Fiscal Year 2022 to help conserve imperiled species and their habitats. The Wildlife …
Spotlight
The May/June issue of The Wildlife Professional
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Conservation News
Can boxes help fight white-nose syndrome?
Conservationists coping with the spread of the deadly white-nose syndrome are finding innovative solutions by thinking inside the box. Wooden bat boxes work as artificial roosts for bats in areas with fewer trees around for …
Conservation News
TWS2021: Tracking hybrid elephants in Uganda
There aren’t many good places in the world to catch a machete to the leg, but hours of hiking into the midst of a Ugandan national park with “impenetrable” as part of its official name …
FYI News
Tribe’s dataset aids in estimating fishers
Fishers are not the easiest mammals to keep tabs on. But in Northern California, the Hoopa Valley Tribe’s wildlife division has been capturing and studying them since 2005, creating one of the longest-running datasets of …