Category: TWS Wildlife News

February 8, 2024

TWS 2023: Lions carry a large parasite load

Researchers used metabarcoding to learn more about parasites in wild cats in West Africa

February 7, 2024

Rodenticides widespread in Italian wolf carcasses

Animals near cities had higher quantities of the pest-killing chemicals

February 1, 2024

Bird feathers shed insight into renewable energy casualties

Using stable isotope analysis, researchers can find the origin of birds that died at wind and solar facilities

January 31, 2024

Are Alaskan wolves targeting wolverines?

A pack near Anchorage has likely killed three wolverines in the past few years

January 30, 2024

JWM: Translocated lemurs do well in new home

A population of endangered collared brown lemurs has grown two decades after reintroduction

January 25, 2024

AI can help track manatees

Manatee counts can provide a proactive way to help struggling manatee populations

January 23, 2024

Northeastern cities in North America can be suitable for reptiles, amphibians

Many species subsist in urban areas—especially those with more green space

January 22, 2024

How much is a vagrant Steller’s sea eagle worth?

Researchers quantify the dollar value of a random vagrant appearance of an exotic bird

January 19, 2024

Do hybrids hunt differently than Mojave or prairie rattlesnakes?

Tracking venomous snakes in New Mexico, researchers detected differences in hunting behavior

January 16, 2024

TWS 2023: Helping return eastern box turtles to the wild

Disease can complicate relocating turtles seized from the wildlife trade