Area of Focus: Conservation and Management Arenas

December 12, 2023

Photos show rare bird with both male and female plumage

It’s only the second documented sighting of the phenomenon in the green honeycreeper

December 12, 2023

Wild Cam: Climate change may exacerbate salamander cannibalism

Arizona tiger salamanders eat each other more when water gets scarcer

December 11, 2023

Mexican wolves go after same prey as gray wolves

A GPS tracking study confirmed that elk are the primary prey of wolves in Arizona

December 8, 2023

Researchers get baseline data for contaminant in U.S. amphibians

Understanding methylmercury levels can help determine when species may be at risk from the toxin

December 7, 2023

Mount Graham red squirrel population declines

Biologists say the numbers show the need to continue conservation measures

December 6, 2023

Pollution leads to the birth of more female sea turtles

Contaminants seem to exacerbate similar effects caused by climate change

December 5, 2023

The January issue of the Journal of Wildlife Management

Articles include a look at how climate change is affecting mountain goats in Washington, monitoring brown lemurs and more

December 5, 2023

USFWS expands hunting, phases out lead ammunition at specified refuges

The final rule opens up archery deer hunting at three wildlife refuges and phases out lead ammunition and tackle at eight over the next several years

December 4, 2023

Plan seeks to eliminate deer from Catalina Island

The plan to use sharpshooters is opposed by locals who welcome the deer

December 1, 2023

What is driving wild turkey declines?

As their numbers fall in several states, biologists are looking for answers