Colorado collars wolf pup
Colorado wildlife workers have placed a GPS collar on a female wolf pup. The pup is one of eight wolves in the North Park area of the state, which has...
Can extirpated quail return to San Francisco parks?
The official bird of San Francisco has become officially extirpated there. But researchers are determined to return California quail to large urban parks in the city, like the Presidio. “We...
Cool caves help bats survive white-nose syndrome
A little air-conditioning might help some bat populations better resist a deadly fungal pathogen. Bat populations have been dropping drastically due to white-nose syndrome across the eastern and central United...
Watch: Biologists record orcas take down massive blue whale
Biologists knew that orcas can take down some big prey. What they didn’t know was if they could take down the biggest prey. There were stories of orcas preying on...
Do albino snakes face higher predation risk?
Researchers have often wondered whether albino prey may be more susceptible to predation—especially in cases where the prey relies on certain color patterns to camouflage better with their surroundings. But...
MSU student chapter members awarded for outreach during COVID
Mississippi State University recognized an outreach project organized by members of the university’s chapter of The Wildlife Society in its Community Engagement Awards. The project, “Engaging and Educating Youth about...
Bay Area battles growing wild pig problem
Feral pigs are a growing problem throughout North America. That includes the San Francisco Bay Area, where they are tearing up lawns and soccer fields and invading waterways. Fifty-six of...
House subcommittee reviewed Farm Bill conservation programs
As the current Farm Bill, passed in 2018, reaches expiration at the end of 2022, The U.S. House Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry met on Feb. 2 to review the...
Wild horse gathers to continue in ‘public interest’
The Bureau of Land Management will continue to gather more than 2,000 wild horses from the Pancake Complex in Nevada after a federal court decision. The federal judge determined that...
