President Obama creates world’s largest reserve
President Obama has expanded a national marine monument off the coast of Hawaii, making it the largest protected area on the planet. The park, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, now encompasses...
National Park Service turns 100
The U.S. National Park Service turns 100 today, a momentous landmark for the agency entrusted with America’s most treasured landscapes. Congress established the Service in 1916 to oversee national parks...
Long-time TWS member celebrates 100th birthday
John Craighead, a member of The Wildlife Society since 1951, celebrated his 100th birthday on Aug. 14. Craighead, who was born in Washington D.C., moved to out west with his...
Tortoise advocates and solar farms compete for desert land
Wildlife conservationists and renewable energy proponents may share large-scale environmental goals, but they are butting heads over the fate of the California desert, The Washington Post reports. In collaboration with...
TWS member monitors grizzly bears with camera traps
In an effort to monitor grizzly bear populations in national parks, researchers placed remote cameras throughout the Rocky Mountains. In a recent study published in Biological Conservation, TWS member Robin...
Duck population holds largely steady in 2016
Despite drier weather and generally poorer habitat conditions this spring compared to last, overall duck numbers remained steady and well above the long-term average. According to the U.S. Fish and...
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Court finds USFWS failed to consider bat protections
Federal judges found that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to properly consider ways to minimize detrimental effects of a wind energy project on federally endangered Indiana bats (Myotis...
Megafires drive out spotted owls
After the King Fire torched nearly 100,000 acres of the Eldorado National Forest in 2014, California spotted owls (Strix occidentalis occidentalis) abandoned the charred remains of their homes, Capital Public...
NOAA report: Ocean noise impacts and policy guidelines
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has produced a technical guidance document regarding the impacts that man-made ocean noise has on marine mammals. The document, first drafted two months ago...
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