Area of Focus: Conservation and Management Arenas

August 21, 2024

USFWS dedicates millions to endangered species recovery

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will invest millions to recover four groups of endangered species

August 19, 2024

WSB: To save kestrels from airstrikes, translocate them

Moving the small raptors 15 miles away from airports was usually enough to ensure they don’t return to dangerous areas

August 15, 2024

Joseph Richards wins Donald H. Rusch Memorial Game Bird Scholarship

Richards is focusing his graduate research on invertebrate forage availability for Rio Grande wild turkeys in Texas

August 14, 2024

WM: Burros are changing desert ecosystems

Native plants and small mammals may be losing key habitat features due to grazing donkeys

August 14, 2024

Committee set to discuss sandhill crane management in Wisconsin

A 12-member study committee on sandhill cranes will discuss population management

August 12, 2024

Alaska curtails bison hunt after dozens drown in pond

Thin ice may have been the culprit

August 8, 2024

Avian detectives work to prevent aircraft bird strikes

The Smithsonian Institution’s Feather ID Lab identifies bird species involved in aircraft collisions

August 7, 2024

Do golf courses help rabies spread in Arizona?

Researchers wondered if artificial ponds there attracted species that host the virus

August 7, 2024

Humans may be passing COVID-19 to common wildlife species

Raccoons, opossums and eastern cottontails were among the commonly infected species in Virginia

August 1, 2024

CWD affects movement, behavior of deer

Researchers can track patterns to identify infected deer on the landscape