Author: Dana Kobilinsky

June 14, 2019

Watch: Carnivorous Canadian plant eats baby salamanders

Biologists have discovered a salamander-eating plant in a Canadian provincial park. Researchers monitoring carnivorous northern pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea purpurea L.) in Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario found baby salamanders...

June 13, 2019

Cooler temperatures make for better frog swimmers

When frogs are reared in cooler temperatures, their nervous system develops in a way that makes them better equipped to escape predators, researchers found. Researchers at the University of California,...

June 13, 2019

How to book your conference hotel room

The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society 2019 Joint Annual Conference is fast-approaching. If you plan to attend, there’s no time to waste in booking your hotel room! Our discounted...

June 13, 2019

Georgia sea turtles on pace for record year

Early nesting data suggests loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) on the Georgia coast could have a record year. Researchers have counted 1,779 sea turtle nests so far, less than midway...

June 13, 2019

Wallace sails though Senate hearings on nomination

Robert Wallace, the nominee for Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the Department of the Interior, appeared before two Senate committees last week, both of which showed support....

June 12, 2019

Learn about eDNA with the Western Section

The Western Section of The Wildlife Society will host ‘Environmental DNA: A Practical Workshop’ July 29 to 31 at the Dangermond Preserve in Santa Barbara County, California. At the three-day...

June 12, 2019

Group seeks to reintroduce wolves to Colorado by ballot

A group is seeking to introduce a ballot initiative that would direct Colorado wildlife officials to reintroduce the gray wolf (Canis lupus) there. “If you can put a viable population...

June 12, 2019

Are Mid-Atlantic deer more susceptible to CWD?

Deer in the Mid-Atlantic may be more susceptible to chronic wasting disease than deer elsewhere, according to recent research, which found they carry more gene markers known to represent a...

June 11, 2019

Small crickets critical to Mammoth Cave ecosystem

Researchers are crawling through many of the nooks and crannies of the largest known cave system in the world in an effort to better understand what’s happening with more than...

June 11, 2019

Conservationists capture rare, elusive seabirds for tracking

Brad Keitt woke up early enough to make it to the dock by 5 a.m., to get everything loaded onto the research vessel by first light. The sport fishing boats...