After rescue, great horned owl trio released to wild
A trio of great horned owls (Bubo virginianus) have been released to the wild in Colorado after being removed from a tree coming down to make room for a parking...
Bears come seeking donations for firefighters in Minnesota
A wildfire in northeastern Minnesota have resulted in an unusual wildlife problem. Black bears are raiding the food donations left for firefighters by grateful residents. “Donations have far out-stripped our...
DOI supports Wyoming’s migration corridor approach
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland supports Wyoming’s approach to designing and implementing wildlife migration strategies to conserve wildlife and protect migration corridors, she announced in a meeting with...
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Human water demand can imperil California’s endangered species
In Southern California, where scarce water resources are carefully managed, it would seem like wildlife would benefit when more water flowed in streams and rivers. But that’s not what researchers...
Administration nominates NPS director, fills other posts
The Biden Administration has nominated Charles “Chuck” Sams III as the director of the National Park Service. If confirmed, Sams would be the first Native American to hold that post....
Songbirds fuel merlin migration
Blood on predatory merlins’ beaks and talons is revealing the prey that propel merlins on their annual migrations. Merlins migrate between the boreal forests of Canada and Alaska down as...
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Researchers spot rare native bees in Georgia
Southeastern sandhill cellophane bees are so rare that they were only discovered in 1997 in Florida, and just a single specimen was discovered in Georgia that same year. But researchers...
Wildlife Vocalizations: Deandra Jones
Wildlife Vocalizations is a collection of short personal perspectives from people in the field of wildlife sciences. I grew up in a small, one room Hogan (a traditional, sacred house...
Battling to help bobwhite endure climate change
Even at Manassas National Battlefield Park, it’s hard to get a glimpse of a bobwhite, although its namesake call can be heard throughout the grasslands. For decades, the northern Virginia...
