Area of Focus: Gallinaceous birds

December 4, 2024

Rodenticides found in turkey vultures despite bans 

Researchers found anticoagulant rodenticides in 11% of the vultures they tested

November 5, 2024

JWM: With too many free-roaming horses, sage-grouse suffer 

Sage-grouse survival declines when free-roaming horse populations get too large

October 29, 2024

JWM: Wild pig removal boosts turkey numbers

Swine are known nest predators in southeastern U.S.

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

May 15, 2024

BLM begins conservation planning updates for greater sage-grouse

Proposed Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Resource Management Plan Amendment aims to bolster the species’ conservation efforts

February 21, 2024

Bobcat populations struggle in portions of New York

Using remote cameras, researchers found “concerning trends”

December 29, 2023

JWM: Reducing harvest regulations can boost male turkey numbers

Are hunting regulations keeping up with the South’s declining turkey numbers?

December 1, 2023

What is driving wild turkey declines?

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

November 22, 2023

JWM: Wild turkeys may face a tougher future in a warmer world

Climate change may create more difficulties for struggling populations

November 20, 2023

Ruffed grouse genetics consistent across Pennsylvania

But fragmentation has reduced genetic variation in some areas