Category: TWS Wildlife News

The Bureau of Land Management released the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for oil and gas leasing on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain. Under the selected plan, the...

For golden-winged and blue-winged warblers, where they go when they migrate south is in their genes, researchers found. “These small songbirds don’t really have a trainer or a navigator,” said...

The 2019 State of the Birds Report concludes that “America’s birds are in crisis” but conservation efforts by state wildlife agencies and others can help recover struggling populations. The annual...

Sea turtles suffering from the toxic effects of getting caught in red tide algae may benefit from therapy normally used to treat human drug overdose patients. “It has vast positive...

A nonnative armadillo is the likely culprit in a case involving damaged endangered coneflowers in Georgia. “We looked over the site very thoroughly because obviously from the naked eye, it...

What do wild bees and wild turkeys have in common? By creating forage for pollinators, other species, like wild turkeys, may benefit, too. That’s Matt DiBona’s plan. The New England...

Spring bird numbers have dropped by nearly one-third in the past 50 years in the U.S. and Canada, according to new research. “What we found was staggering and depressing all...

Falcon populations are struggling to find their footing in Mongolia due to electrocution, a problem that kills thousands of the raptors every year. Researchers have been working to reduce the...

After reviewing three petitions submitted under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently determined that they will consider listing the listing the  Mojave poppy bee and...

When the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District proposed combating Zika virus by releasing genetically engineered mosquitos, voters in the affected suburb balked. Researchers recently honed in on public attitudes about...