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Birds avoid spotted lanternflies fed on invasive plants

Spotted lanternflies that feed on the tree of heaven are unpalatable to birds

Read Now November 24, 2025
December 5, 2025

LISTEN: The North Carolina black bear revival

The comeback, struggles and surprising lives of black bears in North Carolina

December 5, 2025

Avian flu cuts through elephant seal numbers

Virus may have caused loss of 50% of breeding females

December 4, 2025

Politics shift the semantics of climate change

A recent UN report says the world is headed toward an escalation of climate damages, while politics muddle climate science in the US.

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November 20, 2025

Are ocelots and opossums in cahoots?

Scientists document first-ever associations between ocelots and opossums

November 18, 2025

How birds react to fire depends on where they live

Data from eBird shows regional fire effects on bird populations

November 6, 2025

Kentucky streams no longer heaven for hellbenders

Environmental DNA study reveals the large salamanders’ stream occupancy is down by more than half

November 3, 2025

TWS2025: Polar bears’ leftovers feed the Arctic

Leftover carrion from polar bear kills is a hearty meal for the region’s scavengers

October 22, 2025

TWS reveals a new logo

A fresh but familiar owl flies onto the scene

October 9, 2025

Fireflies are blinking out in Mexican cities

Oral histories help shed light on the decline of urban insects

October 6, 2025

TWS 2025: Wilderness as a natural laboratory

Prioritizing basic research in wilderness areas can save species before they become endangered

September 30, 2025

JWM adopts ‘Orphaned’ Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management papers

When federal budget cuts came for a longstanding wildlife journal, TWS offered a home to pending papers

September 29, 2025

After 50 years, TWS helped these friends reconnect

One morning, TWS member Mike McEnroe got an email that someone was looking for him. It was Lou Baslaw—a friend Mike hadn’t heard from in over 50 years. The email...