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Birds avoid spotted lanternflies fed on invasive plants

Spotted lanternflies that feed on the tree of heaven are unpalatable to birds

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December 19, 2025

More than 60,000 penguins starve to death in South Africa

Following sardine stock collapse from overfishing and the climate crisis, penguins have nothing to eat

December 18, 2025

Why are porcupines disappearing?

Even though state bounties ceased more than four decades ago, numbers have failed to rebound

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August 24, 2023

Q&A: Shedding light on urban birds

Light pollution can be harmful to some urban birds, but robins make the most of it

August 24, 2023

Massive Louisiana wetlands project gets underway

$2.9 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion seeks to rebuild miles of lost land and marshes

August 23, 2023

Purdue to host research partnership to benefit wildlife

The partnership is Indiana’s first U.S. Geological Survey Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

August 23, 2023

The September issue of the Journal of Wildlife Management

Check out articles on a new model to estimate population size of Roosevelt elk, how weather conditions affect white-tailed deer harvest in Iowa, and more

August 22, 2023

TWS fellows named for 2023

A group of 10 wildlifers were honored for their work in the profession

August 22, 2023

After losing flockmates, sparrows move on

Social interaction seems tied to the birds’ choice of wintering grounds

August 21, 2023

Montana lowers deer quotas in response to smaller herds

Drought and hard winters have reduced populations in southeast Montana

August 21, 2023

Small, migratory birds may be vulnerable to climate change

Those species may have trouble as weather becomes warmer and more unpredictable

August 18, 2023

Climate is shifting 4,000 years of polar food stability

Archaeological remains reveal how the Canadian Arctic’s food web has changed