John Moriarty receives Boy Scouts gold medal award
John Moriarty, longtime TWS member and North Central Section Representative to Council, recently was honored with the Boy Scouts of America William T. Hornaday Gold ...
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WSB: What’s the best way to count elk by air?
Elk (Cervus canadensis) aren’t exactly scarce in Arizona, and over the past century, their numbers have continued to grow. Wildlife managers there never had to ...
WSB: Mapping a species’ future through climate change
For wildlife managers, conserving habitat for endangered species in the midst of climate change can be a moving target. As conditions change on the ground, the ...
Biologists dispute buzz over controversial CWD theory
A controversial theory about chronic wasting disease has gained new attention after a Pennsylvania hunting organization suggested a cure for the fatal disease may ...
For pikas, heat isn’t climate change’s only threat
Throughout much of their range, American pikas (Ochotona princeps) face threats from warming temperatures brought on by climate change. Small mammal that mostly ...
WSB: Do purple martins face a housing crisis?
The purple martin (Progne subis) is in the midst of a long-term decline, and researchers worry that without humans continuing to put out birdhouses for them, their ...
JWM: Montana elk evade archers without jeopardizing diet
When rifle season arrives in Montana each fall, elk (Cervus canadensis) often move to areas where they perceive a lower harvest risk. But as archery season, which ...
Could some birds benefit from climate change?
When researchers looked at the effects of recent extreme drought in the Sierra Nevada, they expected to find the large-scale death of trees would cause bird numbers ...
JWM: Should more lethal take be allowed for black vultures?
For decades, black vulture (Coragyps atratus) numbers have been on the rise in the United States. As their populations have grown and their range has expanded, ...
25 years after Northwest Forest Plan, birds still declining
In the 25 years since the Northwest Forest Plan was initiated, bird species still are not recovering, researchers found, despite sweeping protections the plan ...