Author: Dana Kobilinsky

May 29, 2019

Lake Tahoe water quality up from historic low

Attendees at this year’s American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society Joint Conference in Reno, Nevada will have a clearer Lake Tahoe to enjoy. Scientists at the University of California,...

May 29, 2019

Wild Cam: Tracking the rewilding of a Malawi park

Wildlife managers with the U.S. Forest Service are partnering with international colleagues in Malawi to track the revitalization of wildlife decimated by poaching. But a nongovernmental organization based in South...

May 29, 2019

Bill introduced to establish a system of wildlife corridors

The Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019 (S. 1499/H.R. 2795) was introduced last week in both the House and Senate, which would establish a national system of wildlife corridors to...

May 29, 2019

‘It’s more than just about a bird’

As TWS member Mack Frantz studied songbirds in northern West Virginia, he and his colleagues found that natural gas development in the Marcellus Shale formation was reducing the Louisiana waterthrush’s...

May 28, 2019

Arizona student chapters JAM out

Below is a summary of recent student chapter activities in Arizona, which was included in the Arizona Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s Spring 2019 newsletter. Arizona State University Student Chapter...

May 28, 2019

Watch: Spiders risk lives to attract cannibalistic mates

It’s never easy to find the right partner. But male wolf spiders face the extra challenge of getting eaten by predators while making their elaborate courtship bids to potential mates....

May 28, 2019

Invasives inching into boreal forests raise climate concerns

Invasive species are wriggling their way into the boreal forests of North America, raising concerns that they could convert a landscape known for holding carbon into one that releases it....

May 24, 2019

Satellite images can track remote sea turtle nests

When tracking the nesting habits of turtles that circumnavigate the globe, it’s sometimes necessary to take the long view. Researchers are tapping into satellite images to get an accurate reading...

May 24, 2019

Watch: Using dogs to haze released bears

Colorado Parks and Wildlife teams are training dogs to haze released black bears (Ursus americanus) to ensure that they maintain their fear of humans. “The hope is that these bears...

May 24, 2019

New canine distemper virus strain found in New England

In December 2016, Patrick Tate, a wildlife biologist with the state of New Hampshire Fish and Game, noticed a fisher (Martes pennanti) breathing heavily under a tree. When he approached...