Category: TWS Wildlife News

Bowhunting
February 25, 2015

Early Human Farmers Used Hunting for Social Cohesion

Way before we had TV shows or manufactured board games, bowhunting may have been the pastime that brought communities together and marked individual prestige in societies. New archaeological evidence suggests...

Tadpoles
February 24, 2015

Predator Biodiversity Reduces Disease in Tadpoles

After conducting laboratory, field, and modeling studies, researchers at the University of South Florida recently found that biodiversity of predators that consume parasites, such as dragonflies, damselflies, and aquatic bugs,...

Greater Sage Grouse
February 24, 2015

President’s Budget Roundup: Conservation Programs

The President’s budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 was released by the Office Management and Budget in early February. Each agency has released their individual budget justifications outlining requested...

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
February 23, 2015

Researchers Sequence Unique Caterpillar’s Genome

Eastern tiger swallowtail caterpillars (papilio glaucus) are even cooler than they look. With lime green snake-like bodies, scary faux black and yellow eyes and an orange forked-tongue that often releases...

February 20, 2015

Leaders Need Public Support to Track CWD

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is nearly impossible to kill in the deer that are affected by it. But government agencies in some regions of North America are fighting a battle...

Congress
February 20, 2015

Changes to Congressional Natural Resources Leadership

The 114th session Congress began in January, bringing changes to the leadership of committees and subcommittees with jurisdiction over wildlife in both the House and the Senate. The House Natural...

Elephants
February 19, 2015

U.S. Releases Plan to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade

Wildlife poaching and trade are a serious threat to wildlife conservation. The escalation and severity of this threat has prompted the United States to take action. On February 11, 2015,...

Clearwater River in Idaho
February 19, 2015

Hunters and Anglers Protest Land Transfers

Earlier this month, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) — an alliance of more than 1,400 membership-based hunting and fishing organizations — created a coalition to put a stop to...

Actias luna moth
February 18, 2015

Long Moth Tails Make Predators Go Batty

The best way for some moths to avoid ending up on an upside-down dinner plate is by sporting a lot of tail, according to new research. A study published in...

Yellowstone Elk
February 18, 2015

Yellowstone National Park Plans Elk Population Study

Yellowstone National Park is teaming up with Utah State University to conduct a study that will help determine why the northern Yellowstone elk herd has declined 60 to 70 percent...