British Columbia Opens Comment Period for National Park
The British Columbia Government is revisiting the idea of a Canadian national park in B.C.’s South Okanagan region near the Washington border after previous park discussions broke down in 2011....
Gravel Nest Camouflage Helps Snowy Plovers Reproduce
The type of nest snowy plovers (Charadrius nivosus) use determines much about their reproductive success, according to a recent study. In a paper published in The Condor: Ornithological Advances, researchers...
Recovering One of America’s Most Endangered Frogs
The dusky gopher frog is one of the most critically endangered frog species in North America, living around only a handful of ponds in Mississippi. But wildlife managers have been...
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Video: Arizona Bald Eagles Have Productive Breeding Year
Wildlife managers sometimes have to rappel down cliffs while monitoring bald eagle recovery, as seen in this video from the Arizona Game and Fish Department. This year has been the...
Wildlife Management as Alternative to S’mores and Campfires
Summer presents an ideal opportunity to introduce young people, especially city youth, to wildlife management and its career opportunities. Staff in Illinois participated in two residential camp options this summer....
Federal Court Overturns FWS’s 30-year Eagle Take Rule
A U.S. district court in California ruled this month that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) failed to comply with the National Environment Policy Act (NEPA) for their revised...
Being a Lazy Lawnmower Improves Bee Habitat: TWS Member
Putting off your lawn mowing chores could be a great way to improve bee diversity, according to ongoing research. “There’s an incredible amount of diversity in these lawns when we...
Black-Footed Ferrets Inseminated with Frozen Sperm
One of the rarest mammals in North America is slowly recovering because of scientists’ successful efforts to inseminate females with frozen sperm. Scientists with Lincoln Park Zoo along with partners...
Field Notes: A Tool for Making Digital Species Drawings
The identification of species with new digital illustration techniques could help taxonomists reluctant to go back to the drawing board, according to a new study. “Species illustration for me is...
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