Author: Dana Kobilinsky

June 8, 2018

TWS Chapter meetings in July

Sections, Chapters, and Working Groups of The Wildlife Society hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meetings are currently scheduled during the month of July: July 19-20, 2018:...

June 8, 2018

Invasive insects damage bird habitat

Birds that specialize on eastern hemlock forests have been declining as a result of an invasive insect devastating the trees, according to new research. Researchers knew from past studies that...

June 8, 2018

Site visit insights: Can captive rearing aid Yosemite toad?

Site visits are critical to helping scientists learn more about species and their habitats. The trips often take them into areas most people do not have a chance to explore,...

June 7, 2018

Park Service proposes changes to Alaska hunting regulations

The National Park Service has proposed a rule that would change hunting and trapping regulations for national preserves in Alaska. The rule would reverse NPS regulations approved in 2015 that...

June 7, 2018

Predators returning to unexpected areas

Brian Silliman adjusted his headlamp. He was searching for crabs and snails in the saltmarshes and creek banks of an island reserve in Georgia. He was studying food webs, using...

June 7, 2018

TWS submits testimony on CWD program revisions

The Wildlife Society submitted comments on Chronic Wasting Disease Program standards. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service began the process of revising the standards in March 2018. CWD is...

June 7, 2018

Anole lizards evolved to coexist in various thermal niches

Over 180 anole lizard (Anolis spp.) species of unique shapes and variegated colors live side by side on tree trunks, branches and grasses in the Caribbean, but there’s more to...

June 6, 2018

JWM: Harvest may not impact where wolves rear pups

How does hunting affect where gray wolves (Canis lupus) bring up their pups? A new study from Idaho suggests that despite the presence of hunters, wolves rear their offspring in...

June 5, 2018

JWM: Denali grizzlies self-regulate their population

In the 1990s, researchers at Alaska’s Denali National Park began noticing something strange. Many of the adult female grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) emerging from dens in the springtime on the...

June 5, 2018

Forest Service award honors Mexican spotted owl work

Twenty-eight Forest Service scientists and land managers, along with a suite of collaborators, are sharing the distinguished Research Partnership Award, one of four Wings Across the Americas awards. Every year, the Forest...