Category: Around the Web

April 1, 2016

White-nose syndrome jumps to western US

A little brown bat in North Bend, Washington, has been confirmed to have white-nose syndrome (WNS), making it the farthest western case of the deadly bat disease that’s killed more...

April 1, 2016

Video: DC bald eagle cam draws national attention

An eagle family has become Washington D.C.’s favorite new reality TV stars thanks to a live webcam feed. Watch as a pair of adult bald eagles watches over two recent...

March 30, 2016

Captive cervid hunting now allowed in Indiana

Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed into law legislation to allow captive cervid hunting – following a decade-long debate. The practice of hunting cervids within high-fenced enclosures, also known as “canned...

March 10, 2016

USFWS updates decades-old mitigation policy

USFWS proposed an update to its decades-old mitigation policy that would provide a “streamlined approach” to lessening the impacts of development on fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats. The proposed...

February 19, 2016

Yellowstone National Park implements bison management actions

Yellowstone National Park began a bison cull at Stephens Creek Capture Facility on Feb. 15, according to the National Parks Service. The park plans to remove a total of 600 to 900...

February 5, 2016

Video: Only jaguar in US spotted in camera trap

Jaguars — the third largest cats in the world — have been disappearing in the United States in the past 150 years. But just this month, a camera trap caught...

February 3, 2016

Bald eagle numbers fall precipitously in British Columbia Park

An annual bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) count in Brackendale Provincial Park in British Columbia revealed the lowest number of bald eagles in the park’s 30-year history. In the past, bald...

February 2, 2016

Western Governors’ Association sends letter on wild horses and burros

On Jan. 27, 2016, the Western Governors’ Association sent a letter to the Bureau of Land Management requesting additional information regarding their administration of the National Wild Horse and Burro...

January 28, 2016

Annual Report Shows Slow Progress for Caribou Conservation

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) released their annual report on protection and recovery efforts for the woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou). The report cited that conservation efforts across...

January 22, 2016

Video: Map Illustrates Bird Migrations Across Americas

Where do the birds of the Americas go to during the winter? And where do they come from in the spring? A video created by Movebank.org — an online database...