Area of Focus: Mammals

September 23, 2025

Are dire wolves back and what would that mean?

Colossal claims to have created dire wolves, but what does this mean for wildlife management?

September 12, 2025

Janice Gardner wins Jim McDonough Award

The award recognizes her dedication to wildlife—and supporting the people who protect it

September 11, 2025

Why are there no rats in Alberta?

A unique combination of regulatory foresight and wildlife management has helped the province achieve the nearly unthinkable

September 10, 2025

Texas cracks massive deer smuggling ring

A wildlife smuggling bust unveils a statewide black market in captive deer trafficking and regulatory fraud

September 9, 2025

JWM: Swine fever drives starving tigers into Russian villages

A drop in wild prey is leading to increasing conflict between humans and predators

September 8, 2025

An herbivore by any other name

Rethinking how we classify animals based on what they eat—and what it means for wildlife management

August 29, 2025

Wisconsin CWD project wins Wildlife Restoration Award

Large-scale study revealing the population impacts the prion disease on deer wins in the Wildlife Research and Surveys category

August 27, 2025

SC dolphins contain microplastics even before birth

All stranded dolphins tested in the Charleston estuary are contaminated

August 22, 2025

Climate change is speeding up polar bear aging

For every degree of warming since the 1960s, polar bears have aged more quickly, altering their natural life history

August 6, 2025

Swift foxes’ return to Tribal land will connect populations

Fort Belknap population sits between established populations in Canada and Wyoming