The February issue of the Journal of Wildlife Management
The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management...
Q&A: Restoring lost migrations
Many wildlife managers are laser-focused on conserving endangered or threatened species, whether that means protecting and improving the ecosystems where they are currently found or reintroducing wildlife to areas from...
What’s driving thousands of South African seal deaths?
Over the past six months, thousands of Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus) have been turning up dead on South Africa’s Atlantic Coast. No one is sure why, but Tess Gridley,...
Martha Williams confirmed as USFWS director
The U.S. Senate confirmed Martha Williams’ nomination as director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Feb. 17. Williams has led the USFWS as its principal duty director since...
Wildlife Vocalizations: Lauren Pharr
Wildlife Vocalizations is a collection of short personal perspectives from people in the field of wildlife sciences. Ever since I was young, I grew up wanting to become a veterinarian,...
Wild turkeys need a mosaic of fire
Turkeys in Illinois use both burned and unburned areas, depending on where they are in the reproductive cycle, researchers found. They say the finding points to how managers can use...
Vermont delists bald eagle
Vermont has removed the bald eagle from its list of threatened and endangered species. Until 2008, when a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) pair was documented raising its offspring along the...
JWM: Crows contribute to Karoo dwarf tortoise decline
Human-created structures like windmills and telephone poles are giving crows and ravens a place to nest, enabling them to colonize treeless areas where they prey on young, endangered Karoo dwarf...
Senate subcommittee examined Outdoors Act implementation
Upon reviewing the implementation of the Great American Outdoors Act at a Feb. 9 meeting, members of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on National Parks expressed concerns such as providing safe,...
