LEDs may cause more insect declines than other lights
LED lights’ energy saving properties are making them increasingly common, but they may repel some insects at higher rates than older, halogen-style streetlamps. “We don’t really understand the cause of...
TWS Annual Conference ready to go live
The Wildlife Society’s 28th Annual Conference is coming up Nov. 1-5. The virtual conference will feature lots of live content for wildlifers to learn and network. Here are just a...
Disease outbreak affecting Wyoming deer, pronghorn
An outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease is threatening wildlife in Wyoming. Wyoming Game and Fish Department biologists say the disease is not uncommon in times of drought and hot weather,...
With some modifications, fladry can deter coyotes
Fladry is often used to keep wolves out of ranchlands. But researchers recently found this technique—stringing bright flags between fence posts—can be modified to keep coyotes out of sensitive wildlife...
TWS’ Leadership Institute receives grant from DSC Foundation
The Dallas Safari Club Foundation has continued to support The Wildlife Society’s Leadership Institute through a $5,000 grant for the class of 2020. For several years, the Dallas Safari Club...
Watch: AI predicts long-term sea ice changes
Traditional models predict Arctic sea ice levels well over a few weeks, but long-range forecasting is a challenge. But researchers say a new tool using artificial intelligence may be far...
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BLM removing wild horses across West
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is in the process of removing over 700 wild horses from the Sand Wash Basin Herd Management Area and adjacent property in northwest Colorado...
Barriers and crossing structures can keep turtles safe
As development increases in the Lake Simcoe Watershed in Ontario, Canada, researchers found building inexpensive road barriers connected to crossing structures helps save turtles. Lake Simcoe is just north of...
Komodo dragons creep toward extinction
Komodo dragons, the world’s largest reptiles, are heading toward extinction, warns the International Union for Conservation of Nature, which has reclassified the species from “vulnerable” to “endangered” on its Red...
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