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January 25, 2019

Climate change creates deadly nest competition

Pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca) and great tits (Parus major) interact a lot. Both rely on the sudden appearance of caterpillars to raise their young, and both compete for the same...

January 24, 2019

Ancient East Coast cypress trees protected in conservancy

A tract of land in North Carolina that is home to the oldest trees east of the Rockies — bald cypress trees dating to Roman times — is being protected...

January 24, 2019

Avian cholera kills thousands of water birds at Salton Sea

California wildlife officials say a January outbreak of avian cholera has killed thousands of ducks, gulls and other water birds at the Salton Sea. Such outbreaks occur annually due to...

January 23, 2019

Feral cats removed to protect piping plovers

A colony of feral cats (Felis catus) has been removed from Long Island’s Jones Beach State Park and taken to animal shelters in an effort to protect piping plovers (Charadrius...

January 22, 2019

Nevada student chapter engages new members

This article originally appears in the Nevada Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s Fall 2018/Winter 2019 newsletter. The University of Nevada, Reno Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society entered the fall...

January 22, 2019

North Central Section happenings – Part 3

This article originally appears in the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society’s Fall 2018 newsletter. The newsletter includes updates from the Central Michigan University, Michigan State University, Northland College,...

January 22, 2019

Mange decimates population of San Joaquin kit foxes

The population of San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica) in Bakersfield, California is declining rapidly due to an outbreak of sarcoptic mange. Bakersfield’s KBAK/KBFX reports that the population of...

January 18, 2019

Footprints give researchers a leg up on jumping mouse

How do you find a little mouse amid tall plants? That was the challenge facing researchers trying to detect the presence of the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse (Zapus luteus...

January 17, 2019

Authors recognized for outstanding publications

From topics on lesser prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) to northern goshawks (Accipiter gentilis), 15 wildlifers and authors took home the Wildlife Publications Award at the 2018 annual TWS conference in Cleveland,...

December 27, 2018

Forest management legislation encourages thinning and burns

Forest thinning provisions championed by House Republicans did not make it into the final Farm Bill, but Rep. Westerman, R-Ark., made one more attempt to advance the debate before the...