Red Knot Listed Due To Climate Change
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced last week that it has listed the rufa red knot (Calidris canutus rufa) as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The announcement...
Forecasting Rabies: What if there was no ORV?
Many wildlife managers and health officials are familiar with the success of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Wildlife Services National Rabies Management Program (NRMP) and understand the important role...
Wildlife Cybercrime Exposed
Thousands of endangered wildlife or wildlife products are being sold on public websites, a new report by the advocacy group, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has revealed. As...
Congress Approves Lands Package Legislation
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act earlier this week, while the Senate voted to end debate and move forward with the legislation on...
Hammerhead Maps Show Gap in Protection, Study Finds
A map detailing the journey of a young scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) swimming between coastal and offshore waters in the Gulf of California may expose a gap in current...
Wolverines at Risk in Canada
The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) found the wolverine (Gulo gulo), and 13 other species, to be of special concern during a meeting last month....
Record Amount of Critical Habitat Proposed for Ringed Seals
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced last week its proposed critical habitat designation for the Arctic subpopulation of Ringed Seals (Phoca hispida hispida). The estimated 350,000 square mile designation...
African Lion Gets Protection under ESA
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently proposed listing the African lion (Panthera leo leo) — a species found only in Africa — as threatened under the Endangered Species...
Trouble in the Aquatic World
From the winter issue of The Wildlife Professional. An open-access article, written in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service — a premier partner with The Wildlife Society. How Wildlife Professionals...
