Conservationists capture rare, elusive seabirds for tracking
Brad Keitt woke up early enough to make it to the dock by 5 a.m., to get everything loaded onto the research vessel by first light. The sport fishing boats would be ...
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Canada proposes migratory bird regulation updates
Environment and Climate Change Canada recently released proposed changes to its migratory bird regulations. While Canada’s migratory bird regulations, which ...
Do hummingbirds learn displays by watching others?
Biologists know that hummingbirds can adapt their vocalizations by listening to others. Can they adapt their visual displays by watching others, too? In a study in ...
Moderate roadside mowing a boon for monarchs
Mowing smarter may be the best strategy to improve monarch habitat along roadsides. “Monarchs are declining across their range, and particularly in the East,” ...
Will next century’s wildlife be smaller, fast-lived species?
In the next 100 years, researchers predict the world will be filled with more small birds and mammals that are fast-lived, such as rodents and songbirds. Less ...
JWM: Cow pies provide curlews nesting spots
Curlews keen to feather their nests are best served by choosing areas with lots of other curlews — and lots of cow pies. According to new research, long‐billed ...
Watch: Researchers find a new formation in bird flocks
Could understanding how birds flock help us understand why they flock? A recent study explores the mechanics of the flock structure of four types of shorebirds and ...
Plant ID workshop in North Carolina
The North Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society will host a plant ID workshop on August 21 in Ellerbe, North Carolina, focusing on plants with known wildlife ...
Migrating birds missing critical food source in Delaware Bay
Migratory birds making their traditional refueling stopover in Delaware Bay found scarce food quantities on their annual trip to their summer breeding grounds in ...
The Wildlife Society pushes for invasives work funding
The Wildlife Society joined with partners from the National Environmental Coalition on Invasive Species to request that leaders of the Senate Interior ...