TWS opens online learning center to educators
With the coronavirus pandemic keeping many people isolated in their homes, The Wildlife Society is opening access to hundreds of presentations via its Live Learning Center to ...
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Is China’s wildlife consumption ban enough?
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak, China has banned the consumption of wildlife, hoping to stop the spread of zoonotic diseases into human populations. But ...
Feral hippos may fulfill long lost ecosystem role
Descendants of hippos imported to Colombia by drug lord Pablo Escobar may actually be fulfilling the ecosystem roles of long-extinct wildlife, according to new ...
Following deer — and biologists — across the Wyoming Range
Efforts to contain COVID-19 may have derailed the annual Environmental Film Festival, which showcases top films in venues around Washington, D.C. But it didn’t ...
Wildlife crossings help conserve migration routes in Wyoming
Wildlife crossing structures can dramatically improve the safety of both migrating ungulates and drivers. Research in Wyoming tracking the migrations of elk (Cervus ...
North Dakota delays bighorn translocation
Tired of having to stay put to avoid infection? It’s not just you. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department had planned to remove a bighorn sheep herd that was ...
Amid pandemic, social media fills with false wildlife news
Perhaps looking for an upside to COVID-19, social media has been filling with incredible tales of wildlife recovery due to the pandemic. Swans have returned to ...
The difficult path to recover black-footed ferrets
Why has it been so challenging to reintroduce the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)? Efforts continue throughout the West, but establishing populations has ...
Province mergers forestry, wildlife divisions
The Newfoundland and Labrador provincial government is merging its forestry and wildlife divisions to create the Newfoundland and Labrador Resource Enforcement ...