Category: TWS Wildlife News

January 29, 2020

Watch: How effective is coyote hazing?

In cities and towns across America, coyotes are thriving. This increased contact with people has led to bolder and more aggressive behaviors towards people and pets. Hazing often is promoted...

January 28, 2020

‘The Blob’ caused massive seabird die-off

Warm water conditions referred to as “The Blob” in the North Pacific Ocean may have prompted the deaths of thousands of common murres in one of the largest seabird die-offs...

January 24, 2020

Fungal disease drains energy and dries snakes out

A pair of new studies illuminate one of the ways that a fungal disease may be killing snakes as well as what methods may not work for protecting infected serpents....

January 23, 2020

Congressional Western Caucus introduces ESA legislation

Congressional Western Caucus members have filed several bills to amend the Endangered Species Act. The legislative package, announced last week, includes more than a dozen bills intended to “to modernize...

January 23, 2020

Migratory Bird Protection Act clears House Committee

The House Natural Resources Committee approved the Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 (H.R. 5552), which would reverse the Trump administration’s recent interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The...

January 22, 2020

Attics may be sanctuaries from white-nose syndrome for bats

Attics don’t just provide a place to stash old record collections and keepsakes. In Yellowstone National Park, they provide the perfect place for female bats to weather cold summers, and...

January 22, 2020

JWM: Sumatran blood pythons shrinking in body size, numbers

Sumatran blood pythons are declining in body size and reproduction — possibly due to overharvesting on the Indonesian island. “This paper is the first one that suggests that there may...

January 21, 2020

Same species, different habitats

Even if songbirds are the same species, those found in certain regions of the boreal forests of Canada may select habitat differently than those in other regions, researchers found. “There’s...

January 16, 2020

Administration releases changes to NEPA policy

The White House released proposed changes to the regulations to implementing the National Environmental Policy Act, which would limit the situations that require environmental analysis under NEPA and attempt to...

January 15, 2020

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 Canada. But...