Area of Focus: Urban Wildlife

September 21, 2023

TWS Award: Two wildlifers recognized for their service to the wildlife field

Seth Magle and Jeannine Fleegle earned the Special Recognition Service Award this year

September 20, 2023

Spiders pass mercury to land animals

Arachnids can be an indicator of mercury pollution in bats, birds and amphibians

September 11, 2023

WSB: Drones can help scare gulls away

Gulls can cause huge problems for wildlife managers in some cities. When they nest in large colonies near airports, these urban-adapted, roof-nesting birds pose a risk of collision with planes....

August 24, 2023

Q&A: Shedding light on urban birds

Light pollution can be harmful to some urban birds, but robins make the most of it

August 14, 2023

Urban wildlife finds different strategies to survive city life

Smaller sizes and broader diets help urban animals survive

July 24, 2023

TWS2022: Howler monkeys avoid power cables—when they can

Researchers track dangers for primates in a Paraguayan city

May 25, 2023

Environmental risks higher for urban bees

Researchers found more environmental stressors and changes in urban bees’ microbiomes

May 2, 2023

Researchers map a place for woodpeckers in city parks

Parkland can offer an urban oasis for pileated woodpeckers

February 9, 2023

WSB: Harassing geese may not keep them away

In Chicago, geese just went to the park for a while

February 8, 2023

Disagreements dog next steps for mountain lion P-22

Biologists want tissue samples; some Tribal representatives want it buried intact