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October 13, 2022

APHIS invests $9M to fight chronic wasting disease

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced a $9.4 million injection of funds to manage the spread of chronic wasting disease—an illness that’s deadly...

October 11, 2022

Watching for monkeypox in wildlife

As its name suggests, there’s nothing unusual about monkeypox appearing in animal species. But scientists are worried that as the virus spreads around the world, it could find reservoirs in...

October 4, 2022

The September issue of the Wildlife Society Bulletin

The Wildlife Society Bulletin is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published four times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management and...

October 3, 2022

West Virginia works to restore bobwhite

West Virginia biologists are working to reestablish bobwhite in the state. The state Division of Natural Resources plans to add an additional 20,000 bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) to wildlife management areas...

September 30, 2022

Wyoming wildlife photos

Wildlifers often get a view of the natural world few others do. If they have a camera in hand, they come away with some amazing glimpses of wildlife in their...

September 29, 2022

Bringing back the northern white rhino

Scientists have made a step toward bringing the northern white rhino back from near extinction in the wild by producing new embryos in a lab. Since 2019, the BioRescue consortium,...

September 28, 2022

Rare Florida sparrow makes a comeback

A rare bird in Florida is staging a remarkable comeback thanks to a reintroduction effort intended to boost its numbers in the wild. Only about 80 Florida grasshopper sparrows remained...

September 28, 2022

With open access, WSB follows its original vision

When TWS’ journal the Wildlife Society Bulletin first prepared to make the move to an open-access publication, Editor-in-Chief Brett Collier admits he felt a bit uneasy. “Having been engaged with...

September 27, 2022

Watch: A trash bin ‘arms race’ takes on clever cockatoos

In towns frequented by bears, it’s not unusual to see trash cans designed so hungry bears can’t get in. Some people strap down their garbage to keep out scavenging raccoons...

September 27, 2022

Wildlife Vocalizations: Meredith Dennis

Wildlife Vocalizations is a collection of short personal perspectives from people in the field of wildlife sciences. My path to wildlife biology has been a meandering one; but it all...