Chemicals long-banned in the U.S. like DDT and PCBs continue to pose a risk to California condors, researchers found, as the critically endangered raptors feed on contaminated marine mammals along the California coast. Researchers who …
Hunters in the American West know they’re not the only ones paying attention to the start of hunting season. When hunters take to the forest, elk are known to seek out private lands where hunting …
What does the future of conservation look like? What have we learned? What do we need to do to be successful? What are we getting wrong? These are questions that participants wrestled with on Wednesday …
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams expressed support for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act on Tuesday, saying it would help address “unprecedented challenges” facing wildlife and ecosystems. “From Fish and Wildlife Services, we’re …
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums is preparing to issue a final report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service assessing the black-footed ferret recovery and reintroduction program. Following a series of workshops with federal …
Lead poisoning is suppressing bald and golden eagle populations across the United States, researchers found, in what they say is the first study to show continent-wide, population-level impacts in the two species. In the study, …
Northwestern Montana is a legendary area for mule deer. Hunters go there to seek out unusually large trophy bucks, which prowl through a more densely forested landscape than mule deer usually prefer. The deer have …
Within days of being published, Andrew Ramey’s paper on avian influenza would seem prophetic. “Highly pathogenic avian influenza is an emerging disease threat to wild birds in North America,” the title read. The article appeared …
Concerns about food availability for caribou often focus on the harsh winter months, but researchers recently found summer forage in northeastern British Columbia is limited, raising further concerns about recovering the declining species. “In some …
Bald eagles have made a remarkable recovery from the brink of extinction, but lead contamination diminished that recovery, researchers found, and it continues to leave the species more vulnerable to other threats. “The populations aren’t …
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