Coronaviruses increase in captive animals
Wildlife markets instigate the spread of coronaviruses among captive animals destined for human consumption, according to new research conducted on field rats. Researchers tested field rats (Rattus argentiventer) in southern...
Key monarch plant may be packed with pesticides
Milkweed plants critical for the life cycle of monarch butterflies are loaded with pesticides in Northern California, according to recent research. Past studies have pointed to pesticides as a major...
Can genetic clues help fight CWD in captive herds?
Researchers may have found a way to use genetics to determine how susceptible deer and other cervids are to contracting chronic wasting disease. This offers hope that captive herd owners...
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eDNA testing may detect pathogens in the pet trade early
The global COVID-19 pandemic has caused researchers to focus new attention on captive animals and the role they may play in spreading zoonotic diseases. But testing every animal in captivity,...
TWS urges including RAWA in stimulus bill
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act should be included in a future economic recovery package, says a letter signed by The Wildlife Society, over a dozen TWS organizational units, and 230 additional...
WSB: To count prairie dogs, transmit or dye?
As wildlife managers work to translocate prairie dogs, they don’t always have the right tools to track how successful their efforts are. Researchers in Colorado recently examined the success of...
TWS announces 2020 awards winners
The Wildlife Society is announcing the recipients of this year’s awards. Unfortunately, the recipients won’t have their on-stage moment at our virtual annual conference this year, but we don’t want...
Florida tightens penalties for bear poaching
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill increasing penalties against illegal black bear (Ursus americanus) hunting. The new rules go into effect July 1, increasing the minimum fine from...
JWM: Tree plantations provide koala habitat — for now
Tree plantations could provide suitable temporary habitat for koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in southwestern Australia, since the animals move around plantation-dominated landscape the same way as they would in other spaces....
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