Florida Releases Draft Plan for Conserving 60 Species
Florida’s state wildlife agency has created a draft plan to manage 60 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and other aquatic life. The Imperiled Species Management Plan released last...
Prehistoric Turtles Had Climate Change Advantage
While prehistoric turtles may have been fast enough to win the race against climate change, a new study shows that habitat loss and other human pressures may put serious obstacles...
Early Human Farmers Used Hunting for Social Cohesion
Way before we had TV shows or manufactured board games, bowhunting may have been the pastime that brought communities together and marked individual prestige in societies. New archaeological evidence suggests...
Predator Biodiversity Reduces Disease in Tadpoles
After conducting laboratory, field, and modeling studies, researchers at the University of South Florida recently found that biodiversity of predators that consume parasites, such as dragonflies, damselflies, and aquatic bugs,...
President’s Budget Roundup: Conservation Programs
The President’s budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 was released by the Office Management and Budget in early February. Each agency has released their individual budget justifications outlining requested...
Researchers Sequence Unique Caterpillar’s Genome
Eastern tiger swallowtail caterpillars (papilio glaucus) are even cooler than they look. With lime green snake-like bodies, scary faux black and yellow eyes and an orange forked-tongue that often releases...
Leaders Need Public Support to Track CWD
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is nearly impossible to kill in the deer that are affected by it. But government agencies in some regions of North America are fighting a battle...
Changes to Congressional Natural Resources Leadership
The 114th session Congress began in January, bringing changes to the leadership of committees and subcommittees with jurisdiction over wildlife in both the House and the Senate. The House Natural...
U.S. Releases Plan to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade
Wildlife poaching and trade are a serious threat to wildlife conservation. The escalation and severity of this threat has prompted the United States to take action. On February 11, 2015,...
