USFWS plans to delist 23 extinct species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Survey has proposed removing 23 extinct species from the federal Endangered Species Act. Many of these species, like a bird called the ...
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New USFWS grants support wetlands, endangered species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced new grants for both wetlands conservation and endangered species conservation in recent weeks. The Migratory Bird ...
Migratory birds gain back protections
In a highly anticipated set of regulatory actions, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reinstating incidental take protections for species listed under the ...
Researchers push for a national program to help people coexist with predators
Predators frequently kill livestock in public grazing lands in the western United States. While localized programs have addressed some of these issues, including ...
Bison grazing doesn’t impact grassland bird diversity
Well-managed cattle grazing plots have similar grassland bird diversity as prairies where bison roam in Montana. This new finding suggests fears may be overblown ...
Support builds for Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, a key priority for The Wildlife Society, is continuing to gain support in both chambers of the U.S. Congress, setting up an ...
Scotland eagles face different wind turbine threats than in the U.S.
In 2017, the Scottish government became concerned when a lot of tagged golden eagles were disappearing or dying. People involved in the sport of grouse shooting ...
Wild Cam: Black bears face connectivity obstacles in Mexico
In 2014, wildlife managers in Mexico captured a bear in the Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico’s western mountain range, that didn’t quite seem to belong—it was ...
Amphibian conservation needs more than a biodiversity focus
Being the last surviving species of their genus or family and living in imperiled ecosystem types are important factors for scientists to consider when setting ...
Climate warming changes bird migration timing and body size
Climate change has likely caused migratory birds’ bodies to get smaller and their wings to get longer over the years, and the timing of their migrations has ...