Watch: Rare bird recorded after 140 year-absence to science
Researchers on an expedition traveling through an island in Papua New Guinea have captured what may be the first ever known video footage of a black-naped pheasant-pigeon. While local hunters...
Why do seals get stranded in the Gulf of Maine?
Both social and environmental factors affect the number of seals reported as stranded on the beaches of the Gulf of Maine. “By studying these marine mammals, we can understand something...
Watch: Cougar caught on camera in Voyageurs region for first time
Scientists with the Voyageurs Wolf Project caught a cougar (Puma concolor) on a trail camera in the southern part of the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem this past October. That’s the first...
Ban extended on female horseshoe crab harvest
Regulators have extended a ban on harvesting female horseshoe crabs from the Delaware Bay amid concerns that lifting it could harm the declining red knot (Calidris canutus), a migrating shorebird...
PFAS connected to alligator immune issues
When high levels of so-called “forever chemicals” appeared in drinking water coming from the Cape Fear River in North Carolina, researchers turned to alligators to see just how high the...
A simple Park Service plea: Don’t lick the toads
The National Park Service took to Facebook with a simple plea designed to help protect the Sonoran desert toad. “Please refrain from licking.” Also known as the Colorado River toad,...
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WSB: What if you build it and the cranes don’t come?
As urban development eats away at habitat for the state-threatened Florida sandhill crane, biologists were hoping they could improve the birds’ outlook by improving conditions for them on state lands....
TWS Position Statement: Rangeland Livestock Grazing
Back to Position Statements page Rangelands are defined as lands where the native vegetation is predominately grasses, grass-like plants, forbs, and shrubs, sometimes with dispersed trees. Most rangelands host some...
TWS Position Statement: Climate Change, Sustainability, and Wildlife
Back to Position Statements page The scientific evidence for human-caused climate change is vast. Greenhouse gas emissions are the primary driver of rapid global warming. Failure to curb the human-caused...
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