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The Wildlife Professional is an exclusive benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published six times annually, the magazine presents timely research news and analysis of trends in the wildlife...

In early November while conducting a wildlife survey at a western Massachusetts airbase, I was surprised to see a capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) grazing in the grass on a secured recreational-use...

This article originally appears in the New Jersey Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s November 2018 newsletter. On Nov. 7, Sharon Petzinger, senior zoologist with the New Jersey Division of Fish...

Sea turtle strandings are common on New England beaches in the fall as plummeting water temperatures bring “cold-stunned” turtles to shore. But biologists say an unusually high number of sea...

Warmer winters are imperiling New England moose as winter tick numbers swell, resulting in an unprecedented die-off of moose calves. In a study led by TWS member Peter Pekins, researchers...

All the feral cats (Felis catus) running free in New York City have some people thinking that at least these strays are helping control rat (Rattus spp.) populations. But despite...

The latest issue of The Wildlife Professional salutes conservation successes, starting with our cover feature, Ready for Release — Rebound of the Kirtland’s Warbler. The population of the tiny bird...

With an unusually high number of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) washing up dead on beaches in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, preliminary tests have turned up indications of avian flu...

Poachers and smugglers try to outwit wildlife conservation officers on a daily basis. Efforts to combat wildlife crime and change these illegal behaviors are the focus of the July/August cover...

Pennsylvania wildlife officials have confirmed the appearance of chronic-wasting disease in three captive white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) at two deer farms. One farm, in Blair County, where the disease hadn’t...