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March 11, 2022

Watch: Two red wolves released into wild

The Red Wolf Recovery Program has released two wolves into a conservation area in North Carolina. The pair are the first of 10 that officials plan to release on the...

March 10, 2022

Tourist photos help wildlife conservation

If you’re going on a vacation, you may be able to help researchers collect important information about endangered species. Researchers have trained computers to search social media and find photos...

March 9, 2022

Confiscated pangolins test positive for SARS-CoV-2

Pangolins confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade in Vietnam have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in humans. In a new study published in Frontiers in Public...

March 8, 2022

Nations take action on plastic pollution treaty

Negotiators are meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, this week to try to work out a new global treaty to reduce plastic pollution. The Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly...

March 7, 2022

Searching for rare species in a forbidding environment

New techniques are giving biologists better tools to detect wildlife in some of the world’s most isolated locations. That includes underground water systems that host species that are poorly understood...

March 4, 2022

In Albany, N.Y., gathering flocks are nothing to crow about

In the spring, Albany, New York, becomes home to thousands of crows. The noise and mess isn’t exactly welcomed by neighbors. So biologists with USDA-Wildlife Services is working to disperse...

March 3, 2022

Scientists find first possible case of COVID-19 transmission from deer to human

A new study in preprint reported the first potential case of a deer passing the novel coronavirus to a human. Researchers say they found no evidence of an elevated risk...

March 2, 2022

Deer harvests up amid pandemic

In the midst of the pandemic, hunters harvested the most deer in nearly a decade. According to the National Deer Association’s annual Deer Report, hunters harvested an estimated 6.3 million...

March 2, 2022

The March/April issue of The Wildlife Professional

The Wildlife Professional is an exclusive benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published six times annually, the magazine presents timely research news and analysis of trends in the wildlife profession....

March 1, 2022

A prescription for nature

Doctors in Canada can now write a prescription for their patients to get outside. Through a partnership with the PaRx initative, Parks Canada is helping distribute 100 national park passes....