Vancouver Island faces growing lizard problems
After being released from a private zoo in 1970, common wall lizards are surging on Vancouver Island. “This is a lizard that shouldn’t be here,” Gavin Hanke, curator of vertebrate...
Removing rats helps islands and reefs, even in short term
After just over a decade of being rat free, islands in the Indian Ocean are already showing signs of more seabirds and more nutrients that come from them. Several years...
Here’s what’s happening in the North Central Section: Part 1
Below is a summary of recent chapter activities within the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society, which was included in the section’s Spring 2021 newsletter. The newsletter includes updates...
Outdoor coalition pursues inclusion initiative
A new coalition of outdoor recreation companies is working to raise awareness of equity and inclusion issues in outdoor experiences. The Together Outdoors coalition, a partnership of the Outdoor Recreation...
Wildlife Vocalizations: Gael Sanchez
Wildlife Vocalizations is a collection of short personal perspectives from people in the field of wildlife sciences. My name is Gael Sanchez, and I am a bisexual Hispanic woman and...
Raptors have high prevalence of cat parasite
Raptors in the U.S. have a high prevalence of a parasite found widely in cats that can also cause disease in infected humans. According to new research, carnivorous birds might...
Watch: Wildlife crossings see a surge of interest
From overpasses for mule deer and pronghorn near Pinedale, Wyoming, to underpasses for alligators in Florida, wildlife crossings are showing success across the United States in reducing wildlife collisions with...
JWM: Whip-poor-wills prefer mixed forestry
The secret to the perfect forest types for eastern whip-poor-wills is having a good mix. The small, well-camouflaged birds prefer forests that have a mixture of open spaces and closed...
USFWS and partners recover wandering red wolf
A red wolf swam away from an island wildlife refuge in Florida in April and turned up several miles away on the mainland three days later. The four-year-old male wolf...
