In ash borer-infested forests, focus on climate change
While forest management strategies in the U.S. East and Midwest often focus on stopping damage from the invasive emerald ash borer, researchers say forest conservation ...
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Analysis finds large data gaps for a third of world’s seabirds
Despite an improving global picture on the range of seabirds, large gaps in data exist for dozens of threatened and endangered species. According to new analysis, ...
Eastern monarchs need more milkweed
Current conservation measures for monarch butterflies may be falling short, say researchers who created a model to analyze how the butterflies are faring. Rodrigo ...
Wild Cam: Repopulating a lost Caribbean colony
Desecheo is a tiny islet—a little more than half a square mile—off the west coast of the Puerto Rican mainland. The rocky island is partly forested, though it ...
House-passed highway bill provides funding for wildlife crossings
A highway bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this month includes important funding for wildlife connectivity. The $715 billion legislation ...
Wild horse and burro populations decrease in past year
The number of wild horses and burros on public lands has decreased for the first time in almost a decade, according to a new report from the Bureau of Land ...
JWM: Sri Lankan elephants face danger despite protections
Despite a ban on elephant killing and the development of several protected areas for the animals to roam, some farmers still take the lives of the pachyderms in ...
JWM: The new face of hunting
As the number of hunters wanes and agencies look to boost their ranks, they may be looking in the wrong places. The next generation of hunters in the U.S. may look ...
Bears may protect foxes from coyotes
Black bears in Lake Tahoe may be inadvertently protecting lower-ranking carnivores — gray foxes — from nearby coyotes. The Nevada Department of Wildlife has ...