Category: TWS Wildlife News

July 26, 2018

Together, climate and land use change pose massive threat

For decades now, scientists have been trying to understand the implications of climate change for species around the world. But climate change isn’t the only major environmental transformation being driven...

July 26, 2018

Proposed ESA changes brought to Senate

The Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works held a hearing on July 17 to discuss the draft language of the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018, a bill...

July 25, 2018

Bill to change federal duck season clears subcommittee

A bill affecting the federal duck season cleared a House subcommittee. The House Subcommittee on Federal Lands considered the Migratory Bird Framework and Hunting Opportunities Act (H.R. 6013) during a...

July 24, 2018

Increased carbon dioxide detrimental to monarch health

In addition to the gamut of threats facing monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) — including climate change, pesticides and habitat loss — researchers recently found increased carbon dioxide may add to...

July 23, 2018

Skipping the layover, Arctic geese opt for a direct flight

Rather than using their historical migratory stopovers, Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) have begun making nonstop journeys from the Netherlands to their Arctic breeding grounds. Scientists say the reason is climate...

July 20, 2018

Senate subcommittee discusses national parks bill

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing on July 11 to discuss the Restore Our Parks Act (S. 3172). The bill currently has 11...

July 19, 2018

WSB: Integrating traditional knowledge and wildlife work

Wildlife professionals have for years recognized the value of indigenous perspectives on conservation, but it can be difficult to conduct wildlife research while incorporating indigenous knowledge in a culturally sensitive...

July 19, 2018

Captive deer are still wildlife in Missouri

The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that state conservation officials have the authority to regulate captive cervid herds in order to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease, which first...

July 18, 2018

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act introduced in Senate

The bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (S. 3223) was introduced in the Senate on Tuesday by Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, and cosponsored by Senators Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia; Heidi Heitkamp,...

July 18, 2018

Moving beaver for property and natural resource protection

This spring a property protection issue emerged allowing me to revisit my earliest work with USDA’s Wildlife Services, but with a northern perspective. My first position with the damage management...