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November 23, 2021

Wildlife repellent trialed at U.S. airports

Since the beginning of aviation, wildlife strikes—and bird strikes in particular—have posed a hazard to human health and safety. Unfortunately, the potential for wildlife collisions with aircraft continues to increase as flight technology advances and as civil...

November 23, 2021

Managing industrious beavers in Canada proves difficult

Beavers may be a national symbol in Canada, but the large, stubborn rodents can cause problems for property owners and landscape managers. Beavers can flood logging roads, inundate property and...

November 22, 2021

A third of North American firefly species face extinction

The Florida intertidal firefly, the sky island firefly and the Bethany beach firefly are just three of dozens of species of bioluminescent bugs recently found to face threats of extinction...

November 19, 2021

Watch: Florida manatee deaths reach a grim new milestone

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission reported over 1,000 manatee deaths in the state this year, surpassing the previous annual record. The numbers are far more than the 637 recorded...

November 18, 2021

California monarch numbers rebound

After a record low last winter, initial counts of western monarch butterflies in California this winter show the population is rebounding. Last winter, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation recorded...

November 17, 2021

An Asian eagle has shown up in Canada, half a world away

How did an Asian eagle end up in eastern Canada? Birders have been, well, flocking to see a Steller’s sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) as it made its way across North...

November 16, 2021

River otters rebounding in Texas

River otter sightings are on the rise throughout Texas, tracking with what biologists say is a steady increase in the species’ numbers in the state. Texas no longer lists the...

November 15, 2021

The November 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...

November 15, 2021

Program in Canada has veterans track grizzlies

them into the mountains to track grizzlies with wildlife experts. The program is funded in part by the Invictus Games Foundation, an organization launched by the UK’s Prince Harry for...

November 12, 2021

British Columbia plans to cease logging in old-growth forests

The province of British Columbia plans to suspend logging in a portion of old-growth forest to stem biodiversity loss, but it is waiting on First Nations to sign off on...