Mysterious deadly bird-blinding illness appears in Ohio
A mysterious illness that blinds birds before eventually killing them has now turned up in Ohio after being initially discovered in the Washington, D.C. area. The Ohio Wildlife Center in...
TWS renews Strategic Partner relationship with NAUFWP
The Wildlife Society and the National Association of University Fish and Wildlife Programs have reaffirmed their commitment to wildlife education and the next generation of wildlife professionals. A renewed Strategic...
Summer Reading – Top Journal Downloads of 2020
For over 80 years, The Wildlife Society has helped develop, contextualize and advance the scientific foundation of wildlife management through publication of peer-reviewed studies in the Journal of Wildlife Management...
Winter weather extremes may kill off bird populations
Some bird species may not be able to cope with increasingly extreme winters — whether that means unusually warm periods or polar vortexes. Researchers examined the impacts of extreme cold...
Forest conservation may boost bumblebee numbers
Conservation for bumblebees in Illinois is likely lacking in wooded areas where flowers are fewer but critical to their life cycle. Researchers delved into a 22-year-long Illinois Natural History Survey...
USDA plans to reinstate protections for in Tongass National Forest
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to repeal or replace the previous administration’s rule that exempts the Tongass National Forest in Alaska from roadless-area restrictions on logging and other development....
After pipeline work, Blanding’s turtles released in Michigan
When a new natural gas pipeline was being built north of Detroit in 2020, wildlife workers moved affected reptiles and amphibians and their eggs out of the way — particularly...
USFWS releases Birds of Conservation Concern 2021 report
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released the Birds of Conservation Concern 2021 report, which lists 269 bird species that the agency has identified as in need of conservation...
Wolverines den in caves formed in permafrost
Wolverines use deep fissures in the Arctic permafrost as dens, photos have revealed. “After we found three of them, it seemed like enough of a pattern to start sharing it,”...
