Administration releases ’30 by 30′ conservation plan
The U.S. federal administration released its “America the Beautiful” report, a broad conservation framework aimed at moving the country toward the goal of conserving at least 30% of all lands...
Billions of birds, but most species are rare
The world has 50 billion birds, a team of Australian researchers has concluded, but most species are rare and in need of greater conservation efforts. In a study published in...
2021 TWS Wildlife Publication Awards Committee announces shortlists
In an effort to recognize the broad range of titles committee members review each year for the TWS Wildlife Publication Awards, the committee has created a shortlist for each category....
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The May 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...
Putting googly eyes on buoys can save seabirds
Adding a pair of google eyes to a buoy can help deter seabirds from getting tangled in fishing gear. Gillnets particularly damage 400,000 seabirds a year. The birds can smell...
Successful translocations produce intended ecological results
Translocations have overwhelmingly produced the types of results that wildlife managers intended, according to a new review. Whether it’s bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) being shifted back into montane ecological niches...
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Wildlife Vocalizations: Jamie Killian
Wildlife Vocalizations is a collection of short personal perspectives from people in the field of wildlife sciences. Imposter syndrome can be defined as a collection of feelings of inadequacy that...
Watch: After 20 years, Bulgarian saker Falcons breed again
Reintroduction efforts have resulted in the first breeding pair of saker falcons in Bulgaria since the early 2000s. Between 2015 and 2020, 80 saker falcons (Falco cherrug) brought in from...
Salamander egg color reveals evolutionary forces at play
Poking through ponds in the northeastern U.S. when he was a child, Sean Giery remembers coming across different colors of spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) eggs — some that were clear and...
