Rare Raptor Crashes in Radford, Virginia
A small falcon species made a rare visit to Virginia earlier this month, and literally arrived with a bang. A young Merlin falcon (Falco columbarius) that crash-landed was found and...
Plastic Can Disrupt Development of Turtle Embryos
Researchers at Illinois State University are studying the impacts of BPA, a common chemical found in plastic, on red-eared slider turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans). Rachel Bowden, biology professor at the...
FWS Considers Critical Habitat for Black Pinesnake
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has re-opened comments on the proposed listing of the black pinesnake as a threated species and the proposed designation of eight areas in...
FWS Mulls Delisting of Four Fox Species in California
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering removing the endangered status of four subspecies of fox from the northern Channel Islands off the coast of California. While the studies...
Montana Agency to Start Hunting Ethics Campaign
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks plans to kick off a new campaign encouraging hunter ethics in fall of this year. Hunting ethics have been under scrutiny in...
Researchers Record Oldest Little Brown Bat Ever
Just because a brown bat is little doesn’t mean it’s not old. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources researchers recently discovered a little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) that was tagged 32...
States Appeal Court Decision Regarding Wolf Management
Both Michigan and Wisconsin have filed appeals to a federal judge’s order restoring protection to gray wolves in the Great Lakes region. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was required...
Researchers to Revisit Moose Study
After two years of struggling to study moose calves, Minnesota wildlife researchers plan to give the moose calves study another try this year after working out a few issues. Last...
Turkey Vultures Turning Up Comatose
Recent lab work has determined why turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) have been turning up comatose in wildlife clinics in northern California since last year. Researchers with the California Department of...
