Category: TWS Wildlife News

Soaring skyscrapers and subway tunnels may seem like the polar opposite of natural habitats and ecosystems, but some researchers believe that cities hold untapped opportunities for biodiversity conservation. As managers...

For Dall’s sheep, environmental factors in the alpine regions they occupy play critical roles in their survival. In some regions, like the western Brooks Range in Alaska, major declines in...

In the 1980s, biologists Chan Robbins and John Sauer reached a startling conclusion. Studying data from the Breeding Bird Survey — a project Robbins pioneered — they found birds that...

Frederic Dulude-de Broin sat on top of a mountain in the Canadian Rockies with a telescope, waiting above the forested valleys for mountain goats on the alpine peaks to take...

The Wildlife Society recently expressed support for two pieces of legislation that would support wildlife and natural resources, and asked that lawmakers either include both bills in a future stimulus...

Birders and bird researchers have declared this week as Black Birders Week. Starting May 31, organizers of the weeklong event aim to increase the visibility of black birders across the...

Over the past decades, common watersnakes have invaded California wetlands, and their range keeps expanding farther and farther south. As this happens, managers worry these nonnatives could affect native species...

The National Wild Pig Task Force’s 2020 conference is going virtual for the month of June, and registration is free. The task force had its in-person conference scheduled for early...

A recent study says poor governmental coordination in Canada is resulting in a failure to protect endangered caribou (Rangifer tarandus). The study published in Conservation Science and Practice found that...

By listening to sounds collected from recording devices in the forest, researchers can detect northern spotted owls and invasive barred owls, which can help with monitoring and conservation efforts for...