Humans not directly responsible for North American reptile deaths
Humans aren’t directly to blame for most North American reptile deaths, according to a large new meta-study that examines a host of research in the United States and ...
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Translocating pesky squirrels can help declining owls
One person’s annoyance can be a declining species’ treasure. Wildlife managers are putting squirrels that are a nuisance to ranchers and other landowners to ...
Fish and Wildlife Services updates wetlands easements policy
Changes to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wetlands easement program will now require the agency to use electronic mapping to establish boundaries for ...
JWM: Kentucky success provides recipe for elk reintroduction
Kentucky may have discovered the recipe for success when it set out to reintroduce elk to the state about 20 years ago, researchers found. The state brought in a ...
Tiny pests and warm weather can cause lag in caribou migration
When spring comes to the Arctic, caribou across Canada and Alaska synchronize the timing of their movement in a massive continent-wide migration to their calving ...
Interior Department to propose a definition of “habitat”
A proposed definition for the term “habitat” under the Endangered Species Act, which until now has been undefined in law or regulation, is currently under ...
In California, two tales of mountain lions emerge
California likely has more landscape suitable for mountain lions than any other state, researchers recently found, but half of it consists of unprotected lands ...
Conservationists race to save Hawaiian kiwikiu honeycreeper
A Hawaiian bird endemic to Maui is running out of chances after avian malaria scuttled a recent translocation attempt in a remote area of the island. “The best ...
Massachusetts bans furbearer contests
The Massachusetts Fisheries and Wildlife Board approved new regulations last month that would prohibit hunting contests for predators and furbearers. The decision ...