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Retired wildlife leaders decry firings as ‘existential threat’

Former leaders warn that firings will cause widespread and long-lasting consequences for wildlife management across North America

Read Now March 14, 2025
March 21, 2025

JWM: To keep sea otters safe, stay away

Southern sea otters need to conserve energy but boats can interfere with that need

March 21, 2025

Hummingbird chicks mimic poisonous caterpillar

White-necked Jacobin hatchlings look and move like poisonous caterpillars, potentially warding off predators

March 20, 2025

NEPA loses its regs

Recently, the Council on Environmental Quality posted an interim final rule removing existing regulations for implementing NEPA

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122 Results for Birds
May 31, 2023

Highly pathogenic bird flu an ‘unprecedented’ threat to wildlife 

Researchers call for changes in how we manage the virus

May 30, 2023

Black-backed woodpecker model informs fire management decisions

Black-backed woodpeckers prefer a mosaic of burns after a fire

May 26, 2023

Over 100 burrowing owls released in Canadian wild

The owls are head-started and released as breeding pairs

May 23, 2023

Study suggests ‘not all is lost’ for ivory-billed woodpecker

Researchers compiled a decade’s worth of reports, audio and images

May 17, 2023

WM: Proper planning can aid waterfowl in Canada’s ‘duck factory’

Decades of research offer guidance in the Prairie Pothole Region

May 15, 2023

Resolution would end lesser prairie chicken ESA protection

The U.S. Senate recently passed a provision that would end ESA protections for lesser prairie chicken

May 11, 2023

Anhinga’s New York appearance may be a sign of the times

Climate change is putting New York on the map for this southern bird

May 9, 2023

Dusk seems to trigger birds’ nighttime migrations

Researchers tracked nearly 400 migratory songbirds

May 3, 2023

Amid climate change, migrating redstarts show flexibility

But their survival may still be at risk