Author: David Frey

Phillip Jones stands in a gap where trees were removed to allow more light to reach the forest floor.
March 20, 2023

Deer not always to blame for suppressing tree growth

In a Wisconsin forest, deer weren't the main culprit

Field Inclusive
March 20, 2023

‘There is still a long way to go’

Nature can be an unwelcoming place for researchers from underrepresented groups

Bald eagle
March 14, 2023

Avian flu challenges bald eagle comeback

The virus was responsible for at least three bald eagle deaths in Georgia

December 13, 2022

Suburban cats pay the price for slinking into coyote territory

When 72 cat deaths in a Southern California community were attributed to coyotes within 18 months, it left biologists befuddled. Past research suggested that domestic cats typically make up less...

December 13, 2022

Can gene editing wipe out invasive island mice?

Editing the genes of invasive mice could drive them to extinction on islands where they’ve become established within 25 years, researchers found. By using the gene-editing tool CRISPR, researchers believe...

protea and sunbird
November 18, 2022

Why do seals get stranded in the Gulf of Maine?

Both social and environmental factors affect the number of seals reported as stranded on the beaches of the Gulf of Maine. “By studying these marine mammals, we can understand something...

wildlife professional with bird
November 18, 2022

Watch: Cougar caught on camera in Voyageurs region for first time

Scientists with the Voyageurs Wolf Project caught a cougar (Puma concolor) on a trail camera in the southern part of the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem this past October. That’s the first...

November 11, 2022

Watch: Interior Secretary Haaland addresses TWS conference

Attendees of the TWS Annual Conference in Spokane, Washington, were honored to receive a video address by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. Haaland, the first Native American cabinet member, spoke of...

November 11, 2022

TWS wraps up another successful Annual Conference

The Wildlife Society concluded its Annual Conference on Thursday—its first in-person conference in three years. Some 2,000 wildlifers from across the country and around the world turned out for the...

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....