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July 5, 2022

Indian Youth Service Corps launches

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland joined Tribal leaders and others in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to launch the Indian Youth Service Corps. The new program offers opportunities to Indigenous youth through conservation...

July 1, 2022

Sun is setting on dusky grouse in the Southwest

The name of her cabin inspired biologist Jennifer Frey to do a bit of ecological sleuthing. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the Gila National Forest of New Mexico...

July 1, 2022

Watch: Oregon wildlife gets into a jam

Land managers invest millions of dollars annually to place large pieces of wood back into streams to improve fish habitat. But little has been known about how these log jams...

July 1, 2022

The July issue of the Journal of Wildlife Management

The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management...

June 30, 2022

Avian flu takes surprising toll in the wild

Avian influenza has led to the deaths of tens of millions of chickens and turkeys in the U.S., but for wildlife biologists, the flu’s impacts on wild bird populations are...

June 30, 2022

WSB to become open-access journal

The Wildlife Society Bulletin is transitioning to an open-access journal. Starting in January, the online journal’s papers will be available to anyone in the world. The transition will not affect...

June 29, 2022

Using sound, bird ID app opens a door for citizen scientists

Biologists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology knew their BirdNET app was popular. Since they rolled it out, over 2.2 million people have used it to identify birds by their...

June 29, 2022

Snare injuries can reduce reproductive success in hyenas

When hyenas get trapped in illegally set snares intended for poaching herbivores for bushmeat, they may continue to live long lives, but their reproductive success can decline. Since 1987, Leibniz...

June 29, 2022

House committee approves bill to support wildlife refuges

The House Committee on Natural Resources unanimously approved a bill to support the National Wildlife Refuge System’s educational and volunteer programs in a June 15 markup. The Keep America’s Refuges...

June 28, 2022

Women in science get less credit than men

Women in science are significantly less likely than their male counterparts to be credited as authors on scientific papers, according to a recent study. “The gender gap in attribution is...