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April 28, 2022

On Canada’s Pacific Coast, First Nations serve as guardians

Along Canada’s Pacific Coast, First Nations patrols have become critical to national parks, natural resource projects and other efforts. They patrol hundreds of miles along the coast that otherwise tend...

April 27, 2022

In California, wolves meet a wary public

As wolves make their way back to California, wildlife managers find themselves encountering plenty of rumor and suspicion. Many wolf critics suspect the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is...

April 26, 2022

Researchers claim to discover once-thought extinct ivory billed woodpecker

After a three-year pursuit of the ivory-billed woodpecker in Louisiana, researchers say they have discovered that the species, once thought to be extinct, is still around. The team used visual...

April 25, 2022

What factors influence rehabilitation success?

When injured animals are rescued from the wild, making it through rehabilitation is no guarantee. To find out what factors influence the outcome as part of a grant focused on...

April 22, 2022

Wildlife Vocalization: Shelly Deisch

Wildlife Vocalizations is a collection of short personal perspectives from people in the field of wildlife sciences. I didn’t have a typical pivotal moment when I decided I wanted to...

April 22, 2022

Watch: Fire also plays a role in aquatic systems

Extreme wildfires have caused catastrophic damage to the people and ecosystems of California, but what about aquatic ecosystems? In a video created in a collaboration between the California Department of...

April 21, 2022

Paul Smith’s College TWS Chapter helps salamanders cross the road

How does the salamander cross the road? With the help of the Paul Smith’s College TWS Chapter. Every spring, student members of the chapter help bring salamanders to safety by...

April 21, 2022

Boas have a breathing trick to keep from suffocating themselves

When boa constrictors squeeze their prey to death, why don’t they end up suffocating themselves? Writing in the Journal of Experimental Biology, researchers discovered that the snake has a very...

April 20, 2022

California readies for massive wildlife crossing

California plans to break ground on April 22—Earth Day—for what it’s calling the world’s largest wildlife crossing. The bridge will cross 10 lanes of Highway 101 and a feeder road...

April 19, 2022

Wildlife Vocalization: Erin McCance

Wildlife Vocalizations is a collection of short personal perspectives from people in the field of wildlife sciences. My advice to my younger self: True to any profession, wildlife biology and...