Category: TWS Wildlife News

March 31, 2017

Mange outbreak imperils urban kit foxes

Endangered by habitat loss across its range, the San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) now faces another deadly threat. Sarcoptic mange has been spreading swiftly through its urban population...

March 30, 2017

Canada finalizes Action Plan for at-risk killer whales

On Mar. 9, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) released the final version of its Action Plan for the Northern and Southern Resident Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) in Canada. The Action...

March 30, 2017

Targeting hosts to stop the spread of ticks

Improvements to bait boxes — a tool used to kill ticks on mice and chipmunks — can successfully lower the prevalence of ticks in the rodents, according to new research....

March 28, 2017

Trump administration aims for reorganization of government

The Trump administration has continued to take action and propose methods to streamline the government through cuts to regulations and spending. Recently, President Trump has implemented executive orders and made...

March 28, 2017

Impacts of Deepwater Horizon spill ripple through food web

Seven years after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, wildlife throughout the food chain is still impacted. In a new study published in Frontiers in...

March 28, 2017

White-nose fungus found in Texas

Biologists have found the fungus that cause white-nose syndrome, a disease that has killed millions of bats throughout the United States and Canada, in caves in six north Texas counties,...

March 24, 2017

Trump administration releases 2018 budget blueprint

On Mar. 16, the White House released the President’s budget blueprint, which gives a preliminary outline of the proposed topline budget for fiscal year 2018 (FY18). In keeping with the...

March 23, 2017

Seeing birds can help people de-stress

Could birds help keep us sane? Recent research into nature’s impact on mental health gives us reason to believe so. The opportunity to see a higher number of birds outside...

March 21, 2017

Camera network could offer snapshot of world wildlife

A group of biologists is calling for a network of remote cameras to share images of animal behavior around the world. Sixteen authors published a paper published in Frontiers in...

March 21, 2017

Wolves and coyotes play different ecosystem roles

While eastern coyote populations are abundant in Ontario, researchers recently found the canids play a different role than wolves in predator-prey interactions. Ontario is one of only a few areas...