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British Columbia’s Ministry of the Environment recently updated a policy that will end the practice of relocating large carnivores that have either come in contact with humans or become habituated...

A green anaconda, the largest snake in the world by weight, may be on the loose in a town in Maine. The first sighting came in June, when a Westbrook...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has initiated a five-year Endangered Species Act status review for 22 species found in the southeastern United States, including three endangered mammals; the Alabama...

In two areas of Canada, new management and increased removals are being implemented in response to increased bear activity near humans. Buffaloberry bushes are drawing bears closer to Lake Louise,...

President Obama has expanded a national marine monument off the coast of Hawaii, making it the largest protected area on the planet. The park, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, now encompasses...

The U.S. National Park Service turns 100 today, a momentous landmark for the agency entrusted with America’s most treasured landscapes. Congress established the Service in 1916 to oversee national parks...

John Craighead, a member of The Wildlife Society since 1951, celebrated his 100th birthday on Aug. 14. Craighead, who was born in Washington D.C., moved to out west with his...

Wildlife conservationists and renewable energy proponents may share large-scale environmental goals, but they are butting heads over the fate of the California desert, The Washington Post reports. In collaboration with...

In an effort to monitor grizzly bear populations in national parks, researchers placed remote cameras throughout the Rocky Mountains. In a recent study published in Biological Conservation, TWS member Robin...

Despite drier weather and generally poorer habitat conditions this spring compared to last, overall duck numbers remained steady and well above the long-term average. According to the U.S. Fish and...