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April 12, 2019

Watch: Drone, it’s a duck!

Follow scientists with the U.S. fish and Wildlife Service and the University of New Mexico’s Geography and Environmental Studies, as they use unmanned aerial systems at Bosque del Apache National...

April 11, 2019

Washington state wolf populations grow 3 percent in 2018

Wolf populations continue to expand in Washington state, according to an annual report. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s annual wolf report documented at least 126 gray wolves (Canis lupus),...

April 10, 2019

2019 TWS Elections: Candidates and proposed bylaws change

The ballot for The Wildlife Society’s 2019 elections include a proposed bylaws amendment and nominees for the positions of Vice President, Northwest Section Representative, Western Section Representative and North Central...

April 10, 2019

Polar bears are eating plastic bags

Polar bears are rummaging in dumps and ingesting plastic bags, according to new research. An analysis looking at the stomach content of 51 polar bears killed by subsistence hunters in...

April 9, 2019

Fall of the monarchs

Over the last two decades, the number of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) in North America has plummeted by approximately 90 percent — in part due to winter habitat loss in Mexico and increased...

April 9, 2019

Record-setting python discovered in Florida Everglades

A massive Burmese python (Python bivittatus) weighing 140 pounds and carrying 73 developing eggs was capture in the Florida Everglades by wildlife technicians last week. The invasive snake, which was...

April 8, 2019

Do ‘daisy chains’ offer a save path for gene editing?

As biologists consider the role that genetic engineering could play in solving ecological and public health problems, one of the biggest concerns has been the danger of genetically engineered traits...

April 5, 2019

Site Visit Insights: A habitat restoration transformation

Site visits are critical to helping scientists learn more about species and their habitats. The trips often take them into areas most people do not have a chance to explore,...

April 5, 2019

Watch: Kangaroo rats use high speed kick flips to elude vipers

Crafty kangaroo rats really put the kick into their jump when attacked by venomous vipers. According to new research conducted with the help of high speed video cameras, the desert...

April 4, 2019

Scientists find red wolves are a distinct species

While the federal government has been working for 30 years to recover the endangered red wolf (Canis rufus) in North Carolina, opponents argue that red wolves are more coyote (Canis...