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On January 13, the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) was designated as a new national priority species of Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW), a partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s...

Where highways have been identified as barriers to seasonal movements of migratory pronghorn, a project just beginning in Wyoming hopes to highlight the genetic effects of these anthropogenic stressors on...

As the climate warms and permafrost thaws, some tundra dwellers might be helping cool the planet. By grazing heavily and decreasing the height and prevalence of shrubs, reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)...

In 2014, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell formalized a Youth Initiative to expand career, educational, volunteer, and recreational opportunities for youth and veterans on the nation’s public lands, including...

On January 9, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released their final Polar Bear Conservation Management Plan, which calls for “decisive” action to be taken to protect polar bears (Ursus...

The Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society at Virginia Tech (VT TWS) recently submitted comments on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Mountain Valley Project (MVP); a proposed...

Black bears tend to stay away from roads and houses in Connecticut suburbs during important periods of their lives, according to new research. Michael Evans discussed findings from his University...

A few years ago, when retired North Carolina state wildlife biologist Terry Sharpe was chatting with friends about why they became interested in wildlife, he realized they all had one...

The University of Alaska Museum (UAM) Mammal Collection houses the largest collection of marine mammal specimens in North America. Its holdings include specimens from more than 12,000 walrus, 15,000 seals,...

Researchers studying bat populations throughout the U.S. national park system say a “strategic conservation response” is needed to protect bats from what they call “unprecedented threats from disease and rapid...