USDA must limit grazing around Sheep Experiment Station
Domestic sheep grazing is being limited around the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Sheep Experiment Station in the Centennial Mountains along the Idaho-Montana border, after a federal court ruling issued earlier...
U.S. deserts are butterfly biodiversity hotspots
Although deserts have limited plant diversity, they are hotspots for butterfly biodiversity, suggesting that these dry areas should be a focus for conserving the insects. That was the finding of...
S.C. names highway for African-American game warden
South Carolina has named a 2-mile stretch of highway for the first African-American game warden hired by the state Department of Natural Resources. The highway in Richland County, where he...
Genome project reveals findings for 25 species
An effort to read the genome of every vertebrate in the world has released its first results, with near-complete genomes for 25 species, including the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum),...
Interior announces nearly $80 million in grants for wetlands conservation
Nearly $80 million in grants money will go to conservation and restoration of wetland and associated upland habitats across North America, the U.S. Department of Interior recently announced. The Migratory...
Wildlife Vocalizations: Lisette Waits
Wildlife Vocalizations is a collection of short personal perspectives from people in the field of wildlife sciences. In 1991, I joined an interdisciplinary PhD program in molecular biology at the...
The April 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...
TWS and other societies support ’30 by 30′ initiative
The Wildlife Society joined two professional forestry societies in expressing their support for the U.S. administration’s efforts to conserve 30% of the nation’s lands and waters by 2030. Known commonly...
Rewilding relies on more than species
As efforts to restore landscapes through rewilding pick up around the world, researchers say it takes more than just reintroducing a species. The success of these efforts may ultimately rely...
