New bill would ban lead ammunition on refuges
A recently introduced bill would prohibit the use of lead ammunition on National Wildlife Refuges. Last month, Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) introduced the “Lead Endangers Animals Daily Act (LEAD)” (H.R. 7547),...
Warming climate pushes polar bears to extinction
Polar bears may become nearly extinct by the end of the century as a result of global warming causing sea ice to shrink in the Arctic. Researchers found that if...
House passes appropriations bills
The House has passed a package of Fiscal Year 2021 spending bills that would provide stable funding for the departments of the Interior and Agriculture for the 2021 Fiscal Year...
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Wild Cam: Herring gulls steal food from hard-working puffins
The surrounding crowd was raucous, and the smell was even worse. But Kaylee Busniuk weathered the distractions like a champ, announcing the unfolding action in a detailed play-by-play. Just as...
Community science not yet enough for global bird counts
Community science may not yet be enough to help scientists determine bird population trends around the world. Past research has looked at how species’ population trends deduced from community science,...
Even ancient foxes relied on humans for food
By looking at foxes’ diets over the years, researchers determined that human activity has influenced the small carnivores as far back as 42,000 years ago. Foxes typically feed on scraps...
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Watch: Rare footage of tigers caught in western Thailand
Camera traps have caught the first evidence of wild tigers in western Thailand in four years. Footage shot in March and April this year show tigers walking by cameras in...
Lack of predators doesn’t change deer fawn survival rates
Deer fawn survival rates are similar in ecosystems without predators as in areas with coyotes, bobcats and black bears. Researchers were working on a long-term white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawn...
JWM: Better forage, climate help bighorns after pneumonia outbreak
Population size, habitat quality and weather affect bighorn sheep survival after a pneumonia outbreak, but social distancing may also help them ward off the disease. Wildlife managers observed the first...
