Can wolf personalities make them better beaver killers?
Some wolves have a propensity to kill beavers more than others in Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota, suggesting this may be part of wolves’ unique personalities. Wildlife biologists are hesitant...
Are wolves’ footprints on ecosystems overstated?
Some people revere wolves. Some condemn them. Some credit them with restoring ecosystems in places like Yellowstone National Park. Others condemn them for causing conflict with livestock. But researchers recently...
Oregon program has traffickers helping researchers understand wildlife crime
A unique program has convicted wildlife traffickers in Oregon working with researchers to understand why people commit wildlife crimes. The conditions of their sentences involve community service with University of...
Researchers uncover two new species of scrub jay
A study finds that two groups of scrub jays—one in Mexico and one in Texas—deserve status as independent species. According to the paper, appearing in Systematic Biology, genetic sequencing collected...
Bee library to map DNA for 100 species
Researchers are collaborating to sequence genomes for as many bee species in the United States as they can, including many that are facing declines. The project, dubbed Beenome100, will be...
Find your focus on the TWS member portal
The Wildlife Society has added several new categories for members to choose from in their member profile. These categories mirror our working groups and reflect contemporary issues in the wildlife...
Report outlines the world’s use of animals and plants
About 50,000 species of wild animals and plants benefit billions of people around the world, according to a recent international report, but the growing global biodiversity crisis threatens those contributions....
Montana’s Blackfeet Tribe to use dogs to sniff out disease and contaminants
Kenneth Cook used a mallet and a chisel to crack into a pig’s skull in the gravel driveway outside his home on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana. Cook...
Interior devotes $9 million to improve sagebrush
The Interior Department has dedicated $9 million for 40 projects in eight western states to protect sagebrush ecosystems from invasive species, wildfire and other threats. “This is an historic opportunity...
