USFWS proposes listing northern long-eared bats as endangered
Citing the escalation of white-nose syndrome, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to reclassify the threatened northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act....
With warm weather, manatee feeding program to end
As warmer weather comes to Florida, wildlife agencies say they are phasing out an emergency program to provide supplemental food for manatees in the Indian River Lagoon. Wildlife officials plan...
TWS certification will add designation for airport wildlife biologists
Bird Strike Committee USA (BSC-USA) and The Wildlife Society are working together to develop a designation that will expand TWS’ Wildlife Biologist Certification Program’s current opportunities. This designation will be...
JWM: Red kites still need conservation despite downlisting
The International Union for Conservation of Nature downlisted red kites, a raptor species found widely across Europe, to least concern in 2020, after researchers found that the bird numbers were...
Arctic sea ice is 10th lowest on record
Arctic sea ice fell to its 10th lowest on record last winter, according to NASA’s National Snow and Ice Data Center. The sea ice peaked at 5.75 million square miles...
Wildlife Vocalizations: Rebecca Mowry
Wildlife Vocalizations is a collection of short personal perspectives from people in the field of wildlife sciences. I think the biggest lesson life has taught me is to be kind....
For bighorn sheep, the eyes have it
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep may not always follow the herd. Sometimes, they may make decisions about migration based on their perception, researchers believe. The federally endangered sheep subspecies usually spend...
Watch: Could this cloned ferret help restore the species?
The reintroduction of black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) was already astonishing. The species was considered extinct before a dog famously found one in the wild. Now, another groundbreaking ferret is bringing...
Present at the 29th Annual Conference in Spokane!
The Wildlife Society invites you to present at our 2022 Annual Conference! The Call for Abstracts is open now through April 29, and includes contributed oral presentations, contributed poster presentations and Student...
