Category: TWS Wildlife News

February 7, 2017

More deer may mean fewer songbirds

Large deer populations can be a nuisance for suburban drivers and gardeners, but new research shows they may also play a role in decreasing songbird populations. “Some birds need low-lying...

February 6, 2017

Student Research project: Parasites prevalent in bulls and juvenile bison

While interning with The Nature Conservancy in South Dakota in August 2015, Lisa Zoromski, a University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point senior, found that bulls and juveniles in the free-ranging...

February 3, 2017

The rise of double-crested cormorants: Too much of a good thing?

For centuries, people have viewed cormorants negatively. In classical literature, the word cormorant represented greed and gluttony. However, natural resource professionals have long recognized the ecological value of all wildlife,...

February 2, 2017

USFWS issues Director’s Order for use of nontoxic ammunition

USFWS released Director’s Order 219 on Jan. 19, during the final hours of the Obama Administration. The Order outlines an effort to expand the use of nontoxic ammunition and fishing...

February 1, 2017

Student Research project: Drought lowers squirrel numbers

Over the course of one year, an American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) population in Maine dropped significantly, likely a result of drought, according to new research presented at the TWS...

February 1, 2017

JWM study: From mining to management for bobwhite

Reclaimed landscapes scarred by surface mining could become more valuable habitat for the northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus), according to a recent study, especially if subjected to certain methods conventionally used...

January 26, 2017

Interior Secretary nominee awaiting confirmation vote

Last week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held its confirmation hearing for the new administration’s nominee for Secretary of the Interior. The Montana Congressman, Ryan Zinke,...

January 25, 2017

USFWS and NPS propose changes for grizzly bear management

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s plans to lift the Endangered Species Act status of grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) have been delayed due...

January 23, 2017

Tagging vultures for safety’s sake

Since 2001, MacDill Air Force Base has housed the 6th Air Mobility Wing, which provides air refueling and airlift operations in the southeastern United States and to military operations in...

January 19, 2017

Student research project: Large carnivores surviving on unusual prey

Despite the negative impacts that people have on natural ecosystems, some wildlife species are surviving on the expanded menus that humans offer them. In particular, large carnivores in landscapes altered...