Category: TWS Wildlife News

Countries around the world have invested millions in slowing biodiversity loss to meet international treaty commitments. But is conservation funding paying off on the ground? A new global study says...

On Nov. 8, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that it would be creating an International Wildlife Conservation Council with intent of providing advice on “increasing public awareness domestically...

It’s not only farmers who benefit from using cover crops. A new study finds birds might benefit as well. As a graduate student at the University of Illinois, Cassandra Wilcoxen...

This year nearly 52,700 wildfires have already burned over 8.8 million acres. The recent, devastating fires in California led to 23 deaths, burned 245,000 acres, and destroyed over 8,700 structures....

Lead tackle is responsible for nearly half the deaths of adult loons in New Hampshire, a recent study found, reducing the bird’s population in the state by 43 percent. “This...

The federal deadline for nine Canadian provinces and territories to release their plans to conserve woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) passed on Oct. 5, 2017. Not a single one met...

To feed their young, many species of birds hunt for insects in people’s yards, which comprise much of the American landscape. A new chickadee study from the Washington metropolitan area...

When Eloïse Déaux spent time on a beach on Australia’s Fraser Island, she noticed that dingoes (Canis dingo) behaved differently when fishermen were around. “When fishermen were standing there and...

In September Wildlife Services in Ohio welcomed a colleague, wildlife specialist Chris Bartholomew, on his return from Afghanistan. They marked the occasion by presenting him, at the military’s request, with...

Site visits are critical to helping scientists learn more about species and their habitats.  The trips often take them into areas most people do not have a chance to explore,...