Northernmost polar bears temporarily benefit from warming
Polar bears in one of the northernmost populations in the world are seeing some short-term transient benefits from climate change. Climate change in Kane Basin, between northwestern Greenland and Canada’s...
Train speed top factor in wildlife deaths at Canada parks
Train speed was a major factor in the deaths of wildlife on railroad tracks in Canada’s Banff and Yoho national parks, a recent study found. Looking at 646 wildlife deaths...
‘Twenty years of conservation success’
States have long been able to count on federal funding for game management. But 20 years ago, Congress realized, it was a different story for thousands of non-hunted species and...
Changing climate may worsen wildlife disease outbreaks
Increasingly mild winters in cool climates can cause more disease outbreaks for cold-blooded wildlife, researchers found. And when tropical areas have unusual cold snaps, cold-blooded species there also have a...
Routine turtle rescue becomes Thanksgiving mission
Thirty Kemp’s ridley sea turtles were on the back to the sea — by air — when the rescue mission hit a few snags. Flying on the day before Thanksgiving,...
Interior puts new limits on Land and Water Conservation Fund
Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt made a number of changes to how his department will implement the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), including placing more restrictions on the...
TWS2020: Birds may help coffee farms in Kenya
Birds may provide ecosystem services for coffee farms in Kenya by eating pest insects that damage crops. By encouraging the diversity of bird species, coffee farmers may be able to...
Asian giant hornet nest reveals its secrets
When the Washington State Department of Agriculture destroyed a nest of Asian giant hornets last month, they not only gathered up the hundreds of hornets at various life stages from...
North Carolina thankful to send more turkeys to Texas
In 2018, multiple North Carolina airports began reporting Eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) presence and damage. Airports reported that wild turkeys were no longer responding to harassment techniques and would...
