A prescription for nature
Doctors in Canada can now write a prescription for their patients to get outside. Through a partnership with the PaRx initative, Parks Canada is helping distribute 100 national park passes....
WSB: Floating trail cameras improve marsh mink detection
The best way to track down Atlantic salt marsh mink, it turns out, may be by using an upside-down bucket floating on a small raft. Atlantic salt marsh mink are...
Solar facilities impede Florida panther movement
Solar energy facilities, meant to provide more environmentally friendly energy, may be negatively impacting an endangered species’ ability to move. Florida panthers (Puma concolor coryi) were protected under the Endangered...
Hunting can affect the spread of wildlife disease
Wildlife managers know that hunting can affect wildlife population dynamics. But what about its effects on disease? In a recent study published in Nature, researchers discovered that hunting can also...
Can wildlife help plants keep up with the climate?
From birds to large mammals, many species are responsible for spreading seeds through their droppings, allowing plants to grow along wildlife routes. But as biodiversity declines and species’ ranges constrict,...
WSB: ‘Snotbot’ drones can track whale health and populations
A good drone operator knows fairly well how long a whale stays submerged before it needs to take a breath above water. The flying device isn’t allowed to get within...
Watch: Restoration efforts transform trampled rangeland
Riparian restoration efforts are bringing back rangeland ecosystems that have been damaged by cattle grazing. One successful project is along Dixie Creek, in the Bureau of Land Management’s Elk District...
TWS co-hosts wildlife crisis briefing
The Wildlife Society, American Fisheries Society, National Wildlife Federation, and Native American Fish and Wildlife Society jointly hosted a congressional briefing on the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. The briefing, entitled...
Artificial Intelligence helps predict bird declines worldwide
For many bird species, scientists don’t have much information to figure out whether their populations are rising, falling or staying about the same. To get a better sense, researchers turned...
