Author: Dana Kobilinsky

A fungus that attacks dormant cicadas puts males into a mating frenzy that helps the parasite jump between hosts, researchers have found. Cicadas encounter the fungus Massopora during the 13...

As fewer people hunt in the United States, could decreasing hunting permits actually bring out more hunters? In Wisconsin, researchers found that as permits to harvest bobcats were slashed, interest...

Informal bird enthusiasts are great at detecting the arrival of new species in an area, but their observations aren’t necessarily the best at giving accurate population counts once a species...

Machines are better than humans at detecting wildlife biodiversity by sound, according to new research. In a recent systematic comparison, researchers compared autonomous sound recording devices with bird point counts...

The Phylo trading card game has become popular since its launch in 2010, but researchers found it can it also be an effective teaching tool. The game works like Pokémon,...

Poaching is the most immediate threat to African elephants, yet its effects on their behavior have been challenging to study. In the July 2019 Issue of the Journal of Wildlife...

The Wildlife Society’s sections, chapters and working groups hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meetings are currently scheduled in August: August 22-24, 2019: Central Mountains and Plains...

Researchers from Michigan State University and Sun Yat-Sen University in China have developed a novel approach to eliminating a mosquito that spreads viruses including dengue fever and Zika. The team...

The remaining boreal chorus frogs in the province of Quebec may require government protection to give them a chance at surviving, according to new research. “We have a big issue...

Researchers keen on mapping golden eagle habitat beyond just nesting preferences have taken a bird’s-eye view to the landscape the raptors use when not attending to eggs or chicks. “We...