Geographical Location: United States

Raccoon
March 26, 2015

Human-Provided Food’s Impact on Urban Wildlife

Ever wonder how leftover cat food or spilled birdseed disappears from your backyard overnight? You know the intended recipients didn’t touch it, but something else has taken advantage of the...

Turkey
March 25, 2015

Turkey Hunt Will Help Determine Possible Disease

The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency plans to take the next step in determining why the turkey population in southern Middle Tennessee is declining. The state agency will collect tissues from...

Falcon
March 23, 2015

Rare Raptor Crashes in Radford, Virginia

A small falcon species made a rare visit to Virginia earlier this month, and literally arrived with a bang. A young Merlin falcon (Falco columbarius) that crash-landed was found and...

WILD Workshop
March 23, 2015

UMD Students Participate in Project WILD Workshop

Members of the University of Maryland’s Student Chapter of TWS recently participated in a workshop called Project WILD, during which students learned how to teach children about wildlife. An article...