Invasive wasps can take down airplanes
Dime-sized wasps may be able to knock airplanes out of the air due to their proclivity for building nests in plane parts critical for navigation. Keyhole wasps (Pachodynerus nasidens) are...
Watch: Vancouver Island marmots are rebounding
Vancouver Island marmots are Canada’s most endangered mammal, but they’re populations have been rebounding. From a low of 30 wild marmots (Marmota vancouverensis) occupying just a few locations in 2003,...
Kentucky aquatic snakes have high fungal disease prevalence
Aquatic snake species in Kentucky have high incidences fungal disease, which may affect their behavior without impacting their short-term survival. “We did see that snakes — especially the queen snakes...
Wolves alter Minnesota wetlands
Wolves in Minnesota’s Voyageurs National Park are changing the wetlands ecosystem there, researchers found, due to their appetite for beavers. “Wolves eat a lot of beavers, especially in Voyageurs, where...
U.S. Forest Service releases final NEPA rule
A final rule published by the U.S. Forest Service has now changed its National Environmental Policy Act regulations to include new exemptions of projects from environmental review. In addition, the...
Canadian government unveils new bill to tackle climate change
A new bill introduced by the Canadian government commits the country to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The bill sets mandatory national five-year targets to cut emissions, starting in 2030, although it...
TWS member works to make buildings safer for birds
TWS member Karen Powers is trying to make her community a little more bird friendly. A wildlife biologist at Radford University, where she serves as the faculty adviser for the...
Is ‘America’s Amazon’ in jeopardy?
The Mobile River Basin is the largest inland delta system in the United States and is among the world’s richest biodiversity hotspots, but it’s facing an array of threats it...
Wild Cam: Costa Rica’s black panthers and elusive bush dogs
Ongoing research using trail cameras in Costa Rica’s mountains has revealed the presence of elusive bush dogs as well as why some populations of large felids, like tiger cats and...
