Category: TWS Wildlife News

The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome doesn’t decay in North American caves during the summer the way it does in Europe and Asia, researchers found, allowing it to build up...

Decreasing sea ice cover related to climate change is leading to thinner polar bears and smaller cub litters on Canada’s Baffin Island. “This adds to a growing body of evidence...

Researchers are successfully hooking marsh birds with a novel noose carpet technique that uses steel mesh and fishing line to lasso the birds to learn more about their migration. The...

Energy development throughout Wyoming — including wind turbines and natural gas and oil extraction — decreases greater sage-grouse reproduction by removing the sagebrush landscapes they rely on, according to a...

Pet cats don’t stray too far from their homes, but in the areas they travel, they can have a greater impact on wildlife than their wild counterparts roaming the jungles...

Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt appeared last week in front of the Senate Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, defending the administration’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2021. That budget...

What’s the easiest way to hypnotize a blue jay? Try turning it onto its back and stroking its head. This may not be helpful advice for most people, but it’s...

Elk sometimes turn to forests affected by bark-beetle epidemics, possibly finding refuges in areas hunters mostly avoid, according to new research. The bark‐beetle (Dendoctronus ponderosae) epidemic has killed off large...

Pipes allowing bats entrance into caves may distort sound and deter them from entering In an effort to keep people out of dangerous caves and mines, managers often put up...

Legislation introduced last week by Reps. Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) would remove gray wolves(Canis lupus) from Endangered Species Act protections. The American Wild Game and Livestock Protection...