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June 21, 2016

Grasslands in peril in the Midwest

North Dakota has enjoyed a booming economy in the past decade, but it has paid for that growth with vast stretches of ecologically rich grasslands, The Washington Post reports. The...

June 21, 2016

Connecting wildlife in the face of climate change

While past research has shown that habitat corridors help provide refuge for species across roadways and other urban or disturbed areas, new research shows the wildlife corridors might also help...

June 20, 2016

July issue of JWM and new Wildlife Monograph now online

The July 2016 issue of The Journal of Wildlife Management (Vol. 80.5) contains the latest research reports on management and conservation, habitat relations, population ecology and quantitative approaches. In this...

June 20, 2016

Judge blocks USFWS from endangered wolf release

A federal judge has blocked U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from releasing Mexican gray wolves (Canis lupus baileyi) into New Mexico without first acquiring permits from the state. The injunction, which...

June 17, 2016

Bringing back North America’s smallest mouse

Earlier this week, 50 federally endangered Pacific pocket mice (Perognathus longimembris pacificus) were released in California’s Laguna Coast Wilderness Park as part of a project led by scientists at the...

June 17, 2016

Western governors release report on desired ESA improvements

The Western Governors’ Association (WGA) concluded their year-long Species Conservation and Endangered Species Act Initiative this month. The initiative was created for wildlife managers, scientists, and varying stakeholders to share...

June 15, 2016

Concern over sage-grouse language in military bill continues

A rider in the House version of the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (H.R. 4909) that would undermine sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) conservation efforts continues to receive strong opposition...

June 10, 2016

Moose population to be reviewed for potential ESA listing

The northwestern moose (Alces Alces andersoni) will be further considered for listing under the Endangered Species Act, according to a 90-day finding by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A...

June 8, 2016

Wild animals and wild lands: Inextricably entwined?

The concept of “wilderness” is deeply entwined with the animals that live there. Now, a paper in the Journal of Forestry has proposed ways for future research to tease that...

June 6, 2016

Students team up to build leadership skills at TWS conclave

From wolf howling to quiz bowls, the TWS student chapter at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) had a lot to offer at the recent North Central Section TWS Student...