Category: TWS Wildlife News

October 9, 2015

Michigan Deer Hunters Help State Tackle Chronic Wasting Disease

With deer hunting season underway in Michigan, hunters are beginning to help the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in their efforts to test deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD) —...

October 8, 2015

Western States Seek Larger Role in Resource Management Decisions

“We share the belief that solutions developed at the local level – by the people who live in the state and are impacted the most – are typically more effective...

October 7, 2015

Wild Cam: TWS Member Tracks Wolverines in Wyoming

While they are known for their scent and ability to track prey themselves, there aren’t many large animals more elusive to researchers than the wolverine. But a new camera trap...

October 6, 2015

Hot on the Alabama Trail of the Elusive Hellbender

It was midafternoon on the last day of the search, and nothing had turned up. Thomas Floyd had been invited to Alabama a few weeks ago to help track down...

October 2, 2015

Hard Work in Paradise: A Profile of a Midway Atoll Biologist

It was the middle of a traditional ceremony to maintain cultural ties to a tiny atoll, which sits on the northwest of the Hawaiian archipelago about a third of the...

October 1, 2015

Events Highlight Impact of Rabies on People, Pets, Wildlife

What do raccoons, vampire bats, and mongooses have in common? All are wildlife species that are commonly associated with rabies and can potentially expose people, pets and livestock to the...

September 29, 2015

Shrinking Forests Can Devastate Wildlife

Forests have shrunk about three percent globally since 1990, which can have devastating effects on the world’s biodiversity in plants and animals, according to the UN’s Global Forest Resources Assessment...

September 28, 2015

Wild Cam: TWS Member Tracks Upstate New York Black Bears

Apparently undeterred by real estate prices in upstate New York, black bears are expanding throughout the region. Although the increase in populations has been occurring since the early 1900s, it...

September 25, 2015

Feral Swine in California – Research, Disease, and Management

Feral swine (also known as wild pigs), numbering more than six million in more than 35 states, cause damage to agriculture, natural resources, and property ranging from sacred Tribal sites...

September 22, 2015

Q&A: The Effect of Wildfires on California Wildlife

Wildfires are still raging across California and while they are mostly contained, they have consumed more than 150,000 acres combined. But what happens to wildlife in fires like the Valley...