Category: TWS Wildlife News

The proposed definitions of habitat recently offered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service are “too narrow and lacking appropriate consideration of the diverse ecological...

Some New Jersey coastal towns are characterized by long, linear beaches with narrow dune systems that provide habitat for piping plovers and other wildlife. But researchers say red foxes are...

By looking at past ecosystem scenarios or paleo-archives, researchers are learning more about how wildlife may react to future climate change scenarios. These records of past landscapes and climate —...

Fences in place for ranching operations are blocking tule elk from accessing water sources during a drought, the Center for Biological Diversity and Harvard Law School Animal Law & Policy...

TWS member Jan Kamler has been hot on the trail of the packs of dholes he’s been studying for years in Southeast Asia. Sometimes trekking for months through the rainforests...

Studying sociable weaver birds in South Africa, André Ferreira found himself bogged down by how tedious and time consuming it was. The species gathers in colonies, where the birds work...

The first thing Hannah Gerke noticed in her research area was the lushness. Plants in yards and along roads were overgrown. Animals had clearly gotten into some of the nearby...

Pine barrens treefrog populations are distinct enough across their range that frogs in different areas may need to be managed as separate populations. “There don’t seem to be any individuals...

Butterfly researchers agree that the disappearance of milkweed in North America has harmed monarch butterflies. Monarchs rely on the plant as a host for their caterpillars. But while some scientists...

Climate change — and the frequent and intense extreme weather it can bring —  influences some birds differently than others. In a study published in Global Change Biology, researchers tapped...