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March 31, 2022

Cameras gather key snake data on Guam

Brown treesnakes are known for their elusiveness, which makes it difficult for researchers and managers to assess the effectiveness of tools to manage them on the island of Guam, where...

March 31, 2022

Dolphin deaths in Virginia raise concerns

The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center is responding to a growing number of common dolphin sightings and strandings, including five deaths. The sightings are unusual, the aquarium says, since...

March 30, 2022

Hundreds of ‘new’ mammals hiding in plain sight

At least hundreds of so-far unidentified species of mammals are hiding in plain sight around the world, a new study suggests. Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of...

March 29, 2022

With warm weather, manatee feeding program to end

As warmer weather comes to Florida, wildlife agencies say they are phasing out an emergency program to provide supplemental food for manatees in the Indian River Lagoon. Wildlife officials plan...

March 28, 2022

Arctic sea ice is 10th lowest on record

Arctic sea ice fell to its 10th lowest on record last winter, according to NASA’s National Snow and Ice Data Center. The sea ice peaked at 5.75 million square miles...

March 25, 2022

Wildlife Vocalizations: Rebecca Mowry

Wildlife Vocalizations is a collection of short personal perspectives from people in the field of wildlife sciences. I think the biggest lesson life has taught me is to be kind....

March 25, 2022

Watch: Could this cloned ferret help restore the species?

The reintroduction of black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) was already astonishing. The species was considered extinct before a dog famously found one in the wild. Now, another groundbreaking ferret is bringing...

March 24, 2022

Present at the 29th Annual Conference in Spokane!

The Wildlife Society invites you to present at our 2022 Annual Conference! The Call for Abstracts is open now through April 29, and includes contributed oral presentations, contributed poster presentations and Student...

March 24, 2022

An unlikely casualty in Ukraine—wildlife research

The human tragedy unfolding in Ukraine may mean an end to a unique wildlife study—one born of another human tragedy. With the 1986 meltdown of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant...

March 23, 2022

Wildlife Vocalizations: Ginny Seamster

Wildlife Vocalizations is a collection of short personal perspectives from people in the field of wildlife sciences. The next 10 years are going to be crucial when it comes to...