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In Arizona, some populations of lowland leopard frogs’ immune systems are working overtime to fight off the deadly pathogen that causes the chytridiomycosis, a disease that is devastating amphibians in...

Biologists are now closer to understanding fisher (Pekania pennanti) survival and mortality rates following a multiyear study. New research published in the April issue of The Journal of Wildlife Management, found...

Two-thousand miles is a long way to travel, but monarch butterflies can thank their internal clocks for helping with their journey from Canada and the Northeast U.S. to Central Mexico...

The May 2016 issue of The Journal of Wildlife Management (Vol. 80.4) contains 10 papers on topics in wildlife management and conservation, habitat relations, population ecology and quantitative approaches as...

After months of delay, the Energy Policy Modernization Act (S. 2012) was passed by the Senate in a decisive 85-12 vote. The bill was introduced in by Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski...

Biologists and specialists from USDA’s Wildlife Services staff in Pennsylvania enjoyed an opportunity to share their skills and expertise with TWS student members at the TWS Northeast Student Conclave, hosted...

Street lamps may be disrupting a migratory bird’s eye view, according to new research. “Even simple lights in our backyard are changing the flights of birds overhead,” said Daniel Mennill,...

Critical habitat restoration programs are doing more than just helping wildlife – they’re boosting economies. According to a recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey, ecological restoration programs, like sagebrush...

The Chesapeake Bay is now home to around 10,000 mating pairs of ospreys despite constant levels of some chemical pollutants in the water. “The osprey population in the Chesapeake is...

Conserving game species may not always provide trickle-down benefits for all species in ecosystems, according to new research. Sometimes, the effects of sustaining high numbers of these ungulates can cause...