Fluctuating temperatures could threaten turtle populations
Rising temperatures aren’t the only climate-related threat that could imperil turtle species by causing their eggs to produce only one sex. In addition to general ...
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Researchers find ‘tipping points’ in salt marsh survival
Marshes are as particular as goldilocks, Duke University researcher Anna E. Braswell says. If they never get flooded, they’ll turn into uplands. But if they get ...
Is every year ‘the year of the bird?’
If you follow the lunar new year, the year of the pig has recently begun. But should it really be the year of the bird? OK, the National Geographic Society gave ...
Do large carnivores restore an ecosystem? Maybe, maybe not
The story of the wolf’s (Canis lupus) return to Yellowstone National Park has become legend. Their reintroduction brought a cascade of healthy impacts to the ...
Fungal disease has impacted over 500 amphibian species
An international study has found that a fungal disease among amphibians is responsible for the greatest loss of biodiversity attributable to a disease ever ...
Former TWS President Daniel Decker receives Grinnell award
Former TWS President Daniel Decker received the Wildlife Management Institute’s George Bird Grinnell Memorial Award for Distinguished Service to Natural Resource ...
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 ...
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 ...