Geographical Location: Western

May 7, 2025

When sea stars decline, otter numbers climb

Sea star declines led to a massive buffet of mussels for sea otters

April 29, 2025

2025 TWS Elections

Take a look at candidates for this year’s TWS election

April 28, 2025

Citizen science is ecologically accurate

Platforms like eBird and iNaturalist showed low evidence of observation bias

April 22, 2025

Monitoring boat speed can help save whales

Small vessels sometimes strike whales, but the boats sometimes go undetected for speed enforcement

April 18, 2025

Watch: Elephants huddle protectively as earthquake rumbles

A video in San Diego Zoo Safari Park captured the behavior of five African savanna elephants

April 9, 2025

JWM: Busy trails repel California wildlife

Fitness trackers used by runners, bikers and hikers give scientists a new window into wildlife behavior

April 7, 2025

Gila monsters’ range will shrink with extreme warming

Venomous reptiles are hardy when it comes to drought, but may still suffer some habitat loss

March 26, 2025

JWM: Nearly all California city coyotes eat rat poison

Efforts to control rodents may affect nontarget species—especially in urban areas

March 21, 2025

JWM: To keep sea otters safe, stay away

Southern sea otters need to conserve energy but boats can interfere with that need

March 17, 2025

How federal job loss can affect species in the West

The Department of the Interior told USGS CRUs to plan for cutting their budgets