Using satellites to monitor whales
Could satellites help conserve whales? Boston’s New England Aquarium and the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based engineering firm Draper are teaming up for a project they’re ...
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Hawaiian hawk to be removed from endangered list
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is removing the ’io, or Hawaiian hawk (Buteo solitarius), from the endangered species list. Biologists have found the hawk’s ...
Likely wolf pack reported in Colorado
Colorado wildlife officials say a gray wolf (Canis lupus) pack may be residing in the state for the first time in about 70 years. The conclusion follows the recent ...
Watch: Using trail cameras to count Mexican wolves
Arizona Game and Fish Department researchers are conducting a one-year study to determine if trail cameras are an effective method of measuring the abundance of ...
Old Christmas trees a boon to dunes
What to do with the Christmas tree now that the holiday season is over? In many coastal communities, Christmas trees are used to build up dunes, which make the ...
1 billion animals killed in Australian bushfires
Bushfires burning through Australia have left an estimated 1 billion animals dead. An initial estimate show the loss of 480 million mammals, birds and reptiles, ...
2020 Call for Proposals now open!
The Wildlife Society invites you to submit proposals for education and training sessions at the 2020 Annual Conference in Louisville, Kentucky! The call is open now ...
For first time in 25 years, Fortymile herd open for hunting
As the Fortymile caribou herd populations booms, the Yukon government is allowing hunting of the herd for the first time since 1995. The government imposed a ban ...
Google’s Wildlife Insights helps managers ID from images
A new tool for wildlife managers has come from a unique source. Google Inc. has launched Wildlife Insights — an online portal designed to help wildlife managers ...