Bird flu kills Florida dolphin
A bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) was found dead in Florida due to bird flu. It’s the first cetacean found with highly pathogenic avian influenza in the United States and one...
USFWS proposed to list tricolored bats as endangered
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing tricolored bats as federally endangered due to the widespread impact of the deadly white-nose syndrome. Tricolored bats (Perimyotis subflavus) are found...
USFWS proposes an experimental population of Guam kingfisher
The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service plans to develop a nonessential experimental population of Guam kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus) on Palmyra Atoll to assist the USFWS in gathering information necessary for...
Q&A: Tourism could challenge disease refugia
Tourism can be a great way to get people interested in conservation and wildlife in general—seeing animals in their natural habitats can make a huge impression on people. But too...
TWS2021: Box turtles prefer native flora, avoid disturbance
Ornate box turtles are found widely across parts of the Great Plains of the United States, but researchers don’t know a lot about their habitat preferences in New Mexico. TWS...
JWM: Fall is best to clean barn owl boxes
When it comes to American barn owls, forget spring cleaning. The best time of year to clean out nest boxes to ready them for breeding pairs is the fall months...
Beavers see a boom in believers
Landowners don’t always welcome beavers on their properties. These ecosystem engineers may change the landscape in ways that landowners didn’t have in mind. But a growing group of backers of...
The September/October issue of The Wildlife Professional
The Wildlife Professional is an exclusive benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published six times annually, the magazine presents timely research news and analysis of trends in the wildlife profession....
Watch: How much do lead bullets fragment?
How do lead bullets compare with non-lead bullets, and what does that mean for wildlife? Lead fragments in gut piles left by hunters can be deadly to scavengers. For the...
