Geographical Location: Western

November 29, 2018

Study maps human-bear conflicts in Nevada

Researchers recently mapped hotspots for human-bear conflicts in the Great Basin using long-term data on bear mortality. Once gone from the Nevada landscape, black bears (Ursus americanus) have been gradually...

November 7, 2018

Hawaiian hawk delisting again open for comments

Once found on six islands of the Hawaiian archipelago, the Hawaiian hawk (Buteo solitarius), or ‘io in Hawaiian, now lives only on the Big Island. Its population was estimated at 3,000...

November 5, 2018

Arizona euthanizes 3 bighorns to prevent disease spread

Arizona Game and Fish biologists euthanized three bighorn sheep that had been in contact with escaped domestic sheep. Regional supervisor Mike Sumner said it was needed to prevent disease from...

October 29, 2018

Hawaiian gallinules won’t leave home, putting them at risk

Endangered native Hawaiian waterbirds like the Hawaiian gallinule (Gallinula galeata sandvicensis) and the Hawaiian coot (Fulica alai) have benefited from habitat on national wildlife refuges and other protected wetlands, ultimately...

October 16, 2018

How to work with local governments workshop

The Western Section of The Wildlife Society will host “How to work with local governments: a workshop for biologists” Nov. 30-Dec. 2 in Davis, California. This three-day workshop will go...

October 12, 2018

Ending the conference on a high note in Cleveland

From the sessions and talks to the workshops, plenaries and field trips, over 1,650 conference attendees learned a week-long array of wildlife knowledge and networked with their peers at the...

August 15, 2018

Winning Reno logo joins fauna of water and land

As the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society prepare to come together in Reno, Nevada for a joint annual conference, Lee Neighbors’ winning conference logo reflects this marriage of...

July 2, 2018

Birds breed better when they ‘float’ through bad times

Many bird populations include perplexing young males who choose not to settle down and breed.  Instead, they “float” through the breeding season without a territory. But this unattached approach may...

July 2, 2018

Study finds no domestic dogs in Mexican wolf lineage

Controversy has surrounded the reintroduction of Mexican gray wolves (Canis lupus baileyi) into the mountains of Arizona and New Mexico, including questions about the purity of their genetics. Are these...

May 31, 2018

Western and Southwest sections weigh-in on border wall

The Western and Southwest Sections of The Wildlife Society collaborated on a letter to their regions’ congressional representatives about the potential effects of the proposed border wall on wildlife along the...