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...
Hot Off the Wire: Conference News ‘n Notes
Every week through early October, we’ll be bringing you the hottest news about this year’s conference, keeping you up-to-date and prepared as we approach Oct. 17-21 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Here’s...
Comment Period Extended for Draft Polar Bear Plan
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last Friday an extension of the comment period on a draft Polar Bear Conservation Management Plan. This plan, which was posted to the...
Habitat Fragmentation Causes a Hot Problem for Wildlife
The negative effect some species feel from habitat fragmentations may have more to do with temperature changes than anything else, according to ongoing studies. In fact, temperature could explain why...
New Infectious Tadpole Disease Discovered
Scientists have discovered that a newly identified infectious tadpole disease exists in a wide range of frog populations around the world. In a new study published in the Proceedings of the...
Federal Advisory Councils Seek Nominations and Public Comments
Several advisory councils will be meeting over the next few months. Some are requesting written comments or questions from the public for the councils to consider during the meeting. The...
