Avian flu responsible for seal deaths in Maine
Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say avian flu is responsible for an unusually high number of seal deaths along the coast of Maine. The USDA’s Animal and...
City life may be a trap for sparrows
House sparrows and humans have a lot in common. Sparrows nest on the same buildings where people live and work. They eat the scraps of food that humans drop on...
Impact factors rise for TWS journals
The Wildlife Society’s three journals all saw increases in their impact factors, according to the 2021 Journal Citation Reports. The impact factor is a commonly used metric to assess journal...
Even after climate change peaks, biodiversity may struggle
Even if global temperatures begin to decline after peaking this century because of climate change, the risks to biodiversity could persist for decades after, researchers found. In a study published...
Rock crevices help relocated woodrats succeed
The best predictor for relocated eastern woodrats to succeed in Illinois is the presence of plenty of rocky crevices for them to nest in. Eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana) populations began...
TWS announces 2022 awards recipients
The Wildlife Society is announcing the recipients of this year’s awards. They will be honored when we gather for the 2022 Annual Conference in Spokane, Washington. In the meantime, keep...
Arctic mammals respond to changing climate
To understand how Arctic species might respond to climate change, researchers dug into how cold-adapted species responded between previous ice ages. Biologists had concluded that as massive ice sheets retreated,...
Invasive snails attract visiting limpkins to Louisiana
A Florida bird is making inroads in Louisiana, possibly attracted by another outsider—the invasive apple snail. The first limpkin in Louisiana was spotted in 2017, reports Houma Today, and their...
Conservation efforts aiding sea turtles in Congo
Two decades of conservation efforts have benefited sea turtles in the Republic of Congo. In a study of nesting trends in the country, researchers found olive ridley sea turtle numbers...
