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Birds avoid spotted lanternflies fed on invasive plants

Spotted lanternflies that feed on the tree of heaven are unpalatable to birds

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December 12, 2025

LISTEN: ESA rule changes, explained

What do the proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act mean for wildlife professionals?

December 12, 2025

Changes to national park fee structure and attendance passes

Select parks will charge more for nonresident visitors

December 11, 2025

Wildlife investments boost economy, jobs

Investing in conservation isn’t just good for wildlife, it’s good for the economy

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January 14, 2016

TWS to Host N.A. Conference Workshop on Science & Management

The Wildlife Society is working with several partners to host a workshop titled Barriers and Bridges in Reconnecting Natural Resources Science and Management, which will examine the complicated relationship between...

January 13, 2016

El Nino Likely Culprit for Thousands of Dead Alaska Seabirds

Warm weather and water conditions caused by el Nino may be the reason thousands of seabirds are washing up dead on Alaska shores or flying inland far from their traditional...

January 13, 2016

TWS 2015 Student Poster Winner: North Dakota Muskrats

When it comes to tracking the genetic similarity of one muskrat to another, the best thing to do is go the way the river flows, according to research presented at...

January 12, 2016

New Mobile App Helps Plover Conservation

Helping piping plover conservation might now be as easy as buying something on Amazon, according to Rob Theiler, a research geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. A mobile application made...

January 12, 2016

Researchers Create Wild Bee Abundance Map in U.S.

When it comes to wild pollinators, a lack of cohesive information makes it difficult to know much about bee abundance in the United States. “Without knowledge of the current status,...

January 11, 2016

Gulf Spill May Have Affected Sea Turtles Across Atlantic

A new model combines ocean current information with sea turtle nesting data to find out which populations may have been the most affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill in...

January 11, 2016

Manatee Proposed for Reclassified Listing

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has announced a proposed rule to reclassify the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Listed...

January 8, 2016

UND Students Take Home First Place for Blue-Winged Teal Project

Undergraduate students at the University of North Dakota Nick Conrad and John Palarski rode around in ATVs in search of blue-winged teal nests last summer. They found the nests and...

January 8, 2016

Horse and Burro Coalition Launches Information Campaign

The National Horse and Burro Rangeland Management Coalition (NHBRMC), currently chaired by The Wildlife Society, has launched an information and education campaign to inform the public of the issues surrounding...