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May 18, 2022

Wild pigs affect Alabama wildlife and water

Researchers in Alabama are investigating the impacts of wild pigs on wildlife and the environment. Forthcoming research suggests that wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) numbers jump significantly two years after feral...

May 16, 2022

Watch: Bison reintroduced to Osage Nation land

The Bronx Zoo has translocated six bison to the Osage Nation in an effort to bolster the herd in part of Oklahoma. The animals will join a herd comprising of...

May 6, 2022

Watch: Florida trail cameras catch wildlife in action

Trail cameras can get glimpses of wildlife that humans rarely see. In North Florida, trail cameras captured amazing footage of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Florida black bears (Ursus americanus floridanus),...

April 26, 2022

Researchers claim to discover once-thought extinct ivory billed woodpecker

After a three-year pursuit of the ivory-billed woodpecker in Louisiana, researchers say they have discovered that the species, once thought to be extinct, is still around. The team used visual...

April 12, 2022

Kentucky opens new wildlife area

A new wildlife management is opening in western Kentucky. Slated to open April 1, the Harris-Dickerson Wildlife Management Area in Hopkins County will provide opportunities for hunting, fishing and watching...

April 7, 2022

Gray foxes and coyotes coexist in the suburbs

As coyotes expand their range in the United States and gray foxes decline throughout the country, researchers wondered what spaces the two competitive species occupy. Over the past century, coyotes...

April 7, 2022

Virus killing Florida freshwater turtles

A fatal virus is killing freshwater turtles in Florida. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists say they have been studying the turtle fraservirus 1 (TFV1), formerly known as turtle...

March 31, 2022

Dolphin deaths in Virginia raise concerns

The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center is responding to a growing number of common dolphin sightings and strandings, including five deaths. The sightings are unusual, the aquarium says, since...

March 29, 2022

With warm weather, manatee feeding program to end

As warmer weather comes to Florida, wildlife agencies say they are phasing out an emergency program to provide supplemental food for manatees in the Indian River Lagoon. Wildlife officials plan...

March 23, 2022

Avian flu confirmed in N.C. wild birds

North Carolina natural resource agencies have confirmed wild bird mortalities due to highly pathogenic avian influenza. The mortalities include a snow goose, redhead duck, red-shouldered hawk and bald eagle in...