Category: TWS Wildlife News

Cheetah
May 15, 2015

Wildlife Scientists Divided on Use of Fences

Wildlife scientists fall on both sides of the fence when it comes to erected barriers to limit conflicts between animals and humans. While on the one side, fences and barriers...

Piping plover
May 15, 2015

Piping Plover Aided by Predator Management

Among the most endangered bird populations in the country, Great Lakes piping plovers are imperiled chiefly by significant loss of and degradation to the wide sandy beaches they require for...

Bobcat
May 15, 2015

Wild Cam Series: Bobcat Ranges

This photo essay is part of a new series from The Wildlife Society featuring photos and video images of wildlife taken with camera traps.  TWS Member Tracks Bobcat Habitat Camera...

Refuge
May 14, 2015

Congress Proposes Ban on Body-Gripping Traps on Refuges

Two bills currently in front of Congress would impact wildlife management and recreational opportunities in the National Wildlife Refuge System. H.R. 2016, introduced by Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-New York) with...

Brown bat
May 14, 2015

Enzyme in Bat Fungus Damages Tissue: Study

Scientists have unearthed a new clue to help explain white-nose syndrome — an emerging disease that has caused 6 million bat deaths in North America in less than a decade....

Elk
May 13, 2015

Restoration Programs Generate Over $1 Billion

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it will distribute $1.1 billion to state and territorial fish and wildlife agencies from revenues generated by the hunting and fishing industry...

Sea lion
May 12, 2015

A Deeper Look at Record Sea Lion Pup Strandings

The California Stranding Network started getting calls at the very beginning of the year. California Sea lion pups (Zalophus californianus) — sometimes three or four in one area in a...

Bird
May 12, 2015

Migratory Birds Benefit from Partnerships

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that more than $18 million will go to fund 27 collaborative conservation projects across the Americas through the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act...

American marten
May 11, 2015

Non-Native Species Not All Bad for Newfoundland

The term “non-native species” almost always has a negative connotation, but new research shows that in Newfoundland, some native wildlife might actually benefit from them. In a recently published study...

Burmese pythons
May 8, 2015

Telemetry Reveals Habits of Invasive Pythons in Florida

While one the largest invasive snakes in the world has wreaked havoc on the Everglades ecosystem for several years, very little is known about their movement habits. But a new...