Mountain lion captured in California shopping area
Wildlife officials tranquilized and captured a mountain lion after it wandered into a Southern California shopping center. Rebecca Barboza, a wildlife biologist with the California Fish and Wildlife Department, told...
2022 TWS Elections: North Central candidates
The ballot for The Wildlife Society’s 2022 elections includes nominees for the position of North Central representatives. See a previous article on candidates for TWS vice president. Additional nominees may...
Humans spread zoonotic diseases back to wildlife
While research on zoonotic diseases often focuses on how humans can contract them from wildlife, there’s less focus on how people can likewise spread them back to animals. Researchers recently...
JWM: Prey, harvest and competition dictate wolf pack size
After decades of absence in Montana, wolves began dispersing southward from Canada and ultimately recolonized the state in the 1980s. Translocations into Yellowstone National Park and Idaho in the mid-1990s...
Mexico releases two pairs of endangered Mexican wolves
Mexico has released two pairs of endangered Mexican wolves (Canis lupus baileyi) into two areas in the state of Chihuahua. The wolf pairs, named “Manada del Arroyo” and “Manada del...
Could lions benefit from a dose of ‘love hormone’?
Among humans, oxytocin is sometimes known as the “love hormone.” It’s the feel-good chemical makes a hug feel nice. Lions (Panthera leo) aren’t known to be huggers—they can be fiercely...
2022 TWS Elections: Vice presidential candidates
The ballot for The Wildlife Society’s 2022 elections includes nominees for the position of vice president. Additional nominees may be submitted by any voting member in good standing, if supported...
Birds shift egg-laying time with climate
Some birds in Chicago are laying eggs as much as 25 days earlier than they did about a century ago. Researchers say that’s because as the climate warms, vegetation and...
Cameras gather key snake data on Guam
Brown treesnakes are known for their elusiveness, which makes it difficult for researchers and managers to assess the effectiveness of tools to manage them on the island of Guam, where...
