Steeve Côté named Wildlife Monographs editor-in-chief
New Wildlife Monographs’s editor-in-chief Steeve Côté brings a new vision to the long-running journal. An ecology professor at Université Laval in Quebec, Côté has taken over the position previously held...
JWM: What strategies protect vireo nests from cowbird parasitism?
When it comes to raising chicks, brown-headed cowbirds have a strategy that would infuriate helicopter parents—they let other species do it. Female cowbirds visit the nests of typically smaller songbirds...
Student Wildlife Adventure Program wins Diversity Award
When Daryl Ratajczak first moved out west to New Mexico from Tennessee, where he had worked for two decades, he was amazed by the wildlife and natural landscapes. He quickly...
Darkness may play a key role in healthy ecosystems
Artificial light can be problematic for wildlife. Office lights can send migrating birds flying into the windows of skyscrapers. Turtle hatchlings can follow lights away from the sea instead of...
WSB: Hurricanes affect wild turkey survival, movement
Throughout the duration of a hurricane, wild turkey mortality likely increases, and the fowl may use their ranges differently. David Moscicki, a TWS member and graduate research associate in wildlife...
North American Grasslands Conservation Act introduced
The North American Grasslands Conservation Act, recently introduced in the U.S. Senate, would encourage and support partnerships with landowners to conserve and restore America’s native grasslands. The bill, which was...
U.S. Congress moves forward with FY 2023 appropriations
The U.S. Congress has recently made several moves aimed at moving forward discussions on funding the government for Fiscal Year 2023 beginning Oct. 1, some of which include wildlife program...
JWM: Himalayan tahr surveys inform management in New Zealand
Data from helicopter surveys of invasive Himalayan tahr that have spread through New Zealand’s Southern Alps are helping the country’s conservation agencies better manage the ungulates. Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)...
Local Alaskan communities could capitalize on birdwatching
The money that tourists spend on birdwatching in Alaska could be an untapped source of income for local communities. Birders flock to Alaska to get a glimpse of rare birds...
