Area of Focus: Urban Wildlife

May 7, 2025

JWM: Deer feeders help spread CWD

Researchers analyzed deer contact at different feeding hubs to find which presented the largest risks

April 23, 2025

Which urban parks benefit wildlife?

Researchers suggest finding a “middle ground” for people and wildlife when planning urban parks

April 1, 2025

Bobcats and people coexist in Tucson

To learn more about urban bobcats, researchers had to also work with people

March 26, 2025

JWM: Nearly all California city coyotes eat rat poison

Efforts to control rodents may affect nontarget species—especially in urban areas

March 25, 2025

What flowers benefit wild urban bees?

A part of the flower called the corolla is important when it comes to bee biodiversity

March 18, 2025

TWS2024: Free-ranging farm dogs can harm native wildlife in India

Researchers track the different movement patterns between village dogs and farm dogs

March 7, 2025

Wild Cam: Drought brings drinking problems for Tequila bats

Are long-nosed bats diversifying their feeding patterns in response to increased dry periods?

February 12, 2025

TWS2024: Environmental DNA reveals bat roosts under bridges

Improved surveys for cryptic flying mammals inform conservation efforts

February 3, 2025

Wildlife stowaways hitchhike on ornamental plants

As the global ornamental plant trade blooms, so does the number of its unintended passengers

January 24, 2025

Los Angeles wildfires take toll on local wildlife

Habitat loss from historic fires may have long-term effects on LA’s wildlife