Author: Dana Kobilinsky

When either breeders or eager citizens raise monarch butterflies, they may be raising individuals that can’t migrate, according to new research. The idea to study the migration patterns of captive-bred...

Forests on land previously used for agriculture or grazing, known as secondary forests, may be less suitable for long-lived salamanders. While new research shows that large numbers of vernal pools...

Thousands of tourists come out to a small town in Manitoba every year to witness garter snakes emerge from hibernation. But while the human crowds can be large, they pale...

Last week, the House passed the appropriations bill authorizing funding for the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Forest Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, as well as the appropriations...

Lead ammunition is now banned for hunting wildlife in California. The new regulation is actually the final phase of a California law passed in 2013. The regulation came about at...

The Wildlife Society is launching a new program that makes it easy for members to support the Society and a favorite organization unit. TWS is establishing a new TWS Fundraising...

The Wildlife Professional is an exclusive benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published six times annually, the magazine presents timely research news and analysis of trends in the wildlife profession....

In an effort to address feral swine (Sus scrofa) control and eradication, the Agriculture Department’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service are partnering on a...

Fast-tracked bald eagle recovery may have taken a bite out of osprey and heron populations in Voyageurs National Park. Populations of fish-eating birds like ospreys (Pandion haliaetus), bald eagles (Haliaeetus...

The damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy to human communities has been well documented. But for piping plovers, the powerful storm in October 2012 was a boon. Researchers found that on...