Solar facility raises concerns on Texas prairie
A solar power facility is slated for Texas’s largest remaining section of tall-grass prairie, raising concerns about its effects on the landscape and the wildlife that occupies it. Near the...
USFWS can continue barred owl removal, court rules
A U.S. federal appeals court ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can continue lethally removing non-native barred owls from threatened spotted owl ranges. Spotted owls (Strix occidentalis), a...
Researchers use genetics to track rabies in bats
Researchers have begun to sequence the genes of rabies viruses detected in New England bats using a technique they say can provide important information about how rabies spreads and t...
Journal publishers studying authors’ diversity
A growing group of journal publishers is taking a closer look at the diversity of their authors. Nature reports that over 50 publishers representing over 15,000 journals around the world...
TWS advocates for increased DOI conservation funding
The Wildlife Society urged the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies to provide robust funding in its Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations for programs that support wildlife professionals...
Wifi-equipped animals can improve field monitoring
Krueger National Park in South Africa is home to only about 200 African wild dogs—one of the most endangered canids in the world. But despite their small population size, conservationists...
Watch: Two red wolves released into wild
The Red Wolf Recovery Program has released two wolves into a conservation area in North Carolina. The pair are the first of 10 that officials plan to release on the...
Yellowstone aims to cull 900 bison this year
Yellowstone National Park has begun its annual winter removal of bison from the park’s herd in an effort to help sustain the population and reduce spread of disease to livestock,...
TWS comments on American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas
The Wildlife Society recommended the U.S. Department of the Interior use the best available science and collaborate with diverse stakeholders as it continues creating the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas,...
