TWS recommends stimulus funding for wildlife professionals
The Wildlife Society wrote to lawmakers last week urging them to provide the necessary resources to support the work of wildlife professionals responding to the ...
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North Dakota sees first cases of white-nose syndrome
North Dakota wildlife officials say a group of bats there died of white-nose syndrome, the first known cases in the state. The little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) ...
Senior citizen scientists watch for insects in Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia resident Jim Waggener began keeping track of insects like dragonflies, butterflies and moths over 25 years ago. Now, he leads a group of senior ...
Interior establishes Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prizes
The U.S. Department of the Interior will be giving out five new prizes for conservation innovations, including one to help control the spread of invasive species. ...
New bison conservation initiative focuses on genetic diversity
In the 17th and 18th century, North American plains bison (Bison bison bison) nearly went extinct due to unregulated and unsustainable harvest and habitat loss. ...
Migrating amphibians contend with fewer cars
If anyone is appreciating the lack of activity associated with the pandemic lockdowns, it may be amphibians. Traffic can be deadly for amphibians migrating each ...
COVID-19 means social distancing for black-footed ferrets
COVID-19 has affected everyone, and wildlifers are no exception. In this series, TWS is looking at challenges facing the profession due to the pandemic. Wildlife ...
De-icer may intensify tadpoles’ viral infections
Wood frog tadpoles have more intense ranavirus infections in ponds that have high salinity as a result of being close to roads treated with salt for de-icing. Emily ...
Captive-raised Florida sparrows breed in wild
The effort to restore the endangered Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) to the wild has achieved a major milestone. Captive-raised birds ...
Light pollution a major driver of world insect declines
Artificial light plays a large — and overlooked — role in ongoing insect declines around the world, researchers found. “Light pollution is growing very ...