Category: TWS Wildlife News

January 15, 2016

Fieldnotes: Acoustic Recorders Track Bird Activity

Recording devices present new opportunities for researchers to monitor bird populations, according to recently published studies. In California, researchers are using passive acoustics devices to listen in on elusive marbled...

January 12, 2016

New Mobile App Helps Plover Conservation

Helping piping plover conservation might now be as easy as buying something on Amazon, according to Rob Theiler, a research geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. A mobile application made...

January 12, 2016

Researchers Create Wild Bee Abundance Map in U.S.

When it comes to wild pollinators, a lack of cohesive information makes it difficult to know much about bee abundance in the United States. “Without knowledge of the current status,...

January 8, 2016

Horse and Burro Coalition Launches Information Campaign

The National Horse and Burro Rangeland Management Coalition (NHBRMC), currently chaired by The Wildlife Society, has launched an information and education campaign to inform the public of the issues surrounding...

January 7, 2016

Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Deaths Increase

Last year, 59 grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) died in Yellowstone — the highest number of bear deaths in the region since 1970. Still, the impact may not be as large...

January 6, 2016

Human-Caused Changes Influence Frogs’ Immune System

Human influences on the environment may be making it harder for frogs to fight diseases, which could be causing their populations to decline. In a study published in the journal Biological...

January 6, 2016

Plan Guides Management of Raccoon Rabies Outbreak

On December 4, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources confirmed a case of raccoon rabies in Hamilton, Ontario about 80 kilometers from the Buffalo, New York Airport and west of...

December 24, 2015

Photo Roundup — Federal Listings and Delistings of 2015

One of the first subspecies ever listed on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) was removed this year thanks to conservation work over the decades while...

December 24, 2015

Delisted Gray Wolves Suffer Decreased Survival, Reproduction

Current conservation policies might not be adequately protecting gray wolves (Canis lupus) in the Northern Rocky Mountains, according to recent research. A team of researchers found that the wolves, which...

December 22, 2015

Sex Ratio Skewed in San Diego Bay Sea Turtles

Something’s distorting the sex ratio of sea turtles in San Diego Bay, and researchers aren’t completely sure why. “We found a female bias in the San Diego Bay area,” said...