Wild horse and burro populations decrease in past year
The number of wild horses and burros on public lands has decreased for the first time in almost a decade, according to a new report from the Bureau of Land...
Mike Phillips first Aldo Leopold winner to hold office
When Michael Phillips was 12 years old in 1970, he recalls flipping through the four channels on his parents’ black and white television and stopping when he got to a...
JWM: Sri Lankan elephants face danger despite protections
Despite a ban on elephant killing and the development of several protected areas for the animals to roam, some farmers still take the lives of the pachyderms in northwestern Sri...
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Florida sees record number of manatee deaths
Starvation has driven a record number of manatee deaths in Florida in the first half of 2021. In the past six months, 841 West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) have died,...
How can TWS improve diversity in the field?
This article is part of a series focusing on topics addressed in upcoming TWS webinars. Hosted by TWS working groups, the monthly webinars engage wildlife professionals on a host of...
Here’s what’s happening in the North Central Section: Part 5
Below is a summary of recent workshops held within the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society, which was included in the section’s Spring 2021 newsletter. The newsletter includes updates...
Detecting birds amidst the smoke
Community scientists are having a difficult time observing even the most common birds amidst the smoke from wildfires on the West Coast. A team of scientists combined data from eBird,...
JWM: The new face of hunting
As the number of hunters wanes and agencies look to boost their ranks, they may be looking in the wrong places. The next generation of hunters in the U.S. may...
Bears may protect foxes from coyotes
Black bears in Lake Tahoe may be inadvertently protecting lower-ranking carnivores — gray foxes — from nearby coyotes. The Nevada Department of Wildlife has funded a project following black bears...
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