Month: October 2022

October 24, 2022

Global sea turtle poaching is on the decline

When researchers set out to document sea turtle poaching around the world, they were prepared for the worst. But what they found was a surprising bit of good news. The...

October 24, 2022

Are migrating birds bringing the flu with them?

Biologists are concerned about an uptick in bird flu this fall, as migrating birds bring the flu with them as they head south for winter. The current highly pathogenic avian...

October 21, 2022

Watch: Something’s different about this Canada lynx

Canada lynx don’t vary much in color. They usually have coats of silvery gray that turns reddish brown in the summer. But researchers recently documented a lynx that’s completely black....

October 21, 2022

WSB: River otters prefer forested areas with dense wetlands

To learn more about the types of environments that river otters prefer in northern Wisconsin, old data on animal density can sometimes reveal new insights.  River otters are harvested for...

October 20, 2022

Turtles survive oil spills better after rehabilitation

When the Enbridge pipeline burst into a Michigan creek in 2010, Josh Otten was ready to help with the cleanup, especially since he knew wildlife was being affected. “I was...

October 20, 2022

Wild Cam: A cryptic quest to describe new salamander species

Alexander Pyron carefully extracted the salamander specimens from preservation jars he kept in a steel cabinet in his laboratory at George Washington University with a set of tweezers. He laid...

October 19, 2022

Meet our sponsors—Part 2!

The Wildlife Society’s Annual Conference would not be possible without the support of our sponsors and year-round partners. We’d like to thank our sponsors listed below. Please take a moment to check...

October 19, 2022

Global wildlife populations are plummeting, report finds

Wildlife populations around the world have plummeted in the last 50 years, according to a report from the environmental organization WWF International. Looking at over 5,000 species, the group’s Living...

October 18, 2022

Meet our sponsors!

The Wildlife Society’s Annual Conference would not be possible without the support of our sponsors and year-round partners. We’d like to thank our sponsors listed below. Please take a moment to check...

October 18, 2022

Wildlife Vocalizations: Maria F. ‘Masi’ Mejia

Wildlife Vocalizations is a collection of short personal perspectives from people in the field of wildlife sciences. Diversity is intersectional. As a woman/ female as well as Hispanic and Latina,...