JWM: Tree plantations provide koala habitat — for now
Tree plantations could provide suitable temporary habitat for koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in southwestern Australia, since the animals move around plantation-dominated landscape the same way as they would in other spaces....
Texas ocelots seek large, unbroken swaths of thornscrub
Endangered ocelots in South Texas prefer to use unfragmented landscapes. Efforts to conserve the imperiled feline should focus on maintaining large patches of woody cover, particularly on private lands, researchers...
As invasive watersnakes spread, trapping them is tricky
Over the past decades, common watersnakes have invaded California wetlands, and their range keeps expanding farther and farther south. As this happens, managers worry these nonnatives could affect native species...
BLM needs more time, money for wild horse management, report says
It will take 15-18 years to reduce the current population of over 95,000 wild horses and burros to the appropriate management level of about 26,715 animals and doing so will...
Flowers bring forage — and infection — to bees
While planting flowers can increase foraging opportunities for common eastern bumble bees, researchers found some of those flowers are associated with higher pathogen infection rates in the bees. Pollinator 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. Across the country today, some...
Ridding a COVID-19 field hospital of pigeon pests — remotely
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. When the COVID-19 pandemic threatened to...