Geographical Location: United States

March 13, 2017

Illinois prairie chickens could disappear without more sustained management

After agricultural and urban expansion fragmented the habitat of the greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) in Illinois and pushed it to the brink of disappearing from the state, translocations...

March 10, 2017

Court upholds USFWS decision to delist WY wolves

On March 3, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a 2012 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to delist gray wolves (Canis lupus) in...

March 8, 2017

Five professionals recognized for their service

Nominations for the 2016 Distinguished Service Award will be accepted through May 1. Click on the link above to visit the Distinguished Service Award webpage or visit https://wildlife.org/awards  to learn...

March 7, 2017

Third jaguar in U.S. spotted in Arizona

A jaguar (Panthera onca) has been captured by trail camera in Arizona, making it the third jaguar confirmed in the United States since 2011. The camera trap captured the photo...

March 6, 2017

Bat survey conducted to protect species

Note: The Logan Cave is closed to the public in order to protect the bats. The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources are conducting an annual survey...

March 1, 2017

Announcing the March/April issue of
The Wildlife Professional

A growing number of fungal diseases are affecting wildlife in North America and around the world. This issue of The Wildlife Professional looks at the wave of fungal disease taking...

March 1, 2017

Hotter days could kill more desert songbirds

From the raucous cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) to the wheezy lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria), desert songbirds face an increasing risk of death from dehydration in a warming climate, new research...

February 27, 2017

Amendment may increase sage-grouse egg collection limit in WY

Wyoming state congressmen introduced House Bill No. 271, Game Bird Farms – Greater Sage-grouse, to the state House of Representatives on Jan. 27. In addition to modifying game bird farm...

February 27, 2017

JWM study: Low-quality marine habitat impacts murrelet

Dubbed “the enigma of the Pacific” until ornithologists finally tracked down its nest in the 1970s, the marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a seabird that forages by the coast and...

February 23, 2017

Chapters and Student Chapter Advisor honored

TWS presented the 2016 Chapter, Student Chapter and Student Chapter Advisor of the Year Awards at the 23rd Annual Conference last October in Raleigh, N.C. The Society selected the San...