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Retired wildlife leaders decry firings as ‘existential threat’

Former leaders warn that firings will cause widespread and long-lasting consequences for wildlife management across North America

Read Now March 14, 2025
April 11, 2025

Jaguar parts widely sold online in Mexico

Traffickers sold skins, teeth and skulls on platforms like Facebook, Etsy and eBay

April 10, 2025

Wild birds like pelicans, falcons help spread avian flu

Culling domesticated birds hasn’t stopped the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza

April 9, 2025

JWM: Busy trails repel California wildlife

Fitness trackers used by runners, bikers and hikers give scientists a new window into wildlife behavior

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December 1, 2023

Wolves prey on sea otters, seals in Katmai

The findings may be important to consider in wolf management

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November 30, 2023

ISSUE STATEMENT: CONSERVATION POLICY FOR AT-RISK SPECIES IN CANADA

Back to Position Statements page Canada’s Species at Risk Act (hereafter, SARA) was enacted in 2002 to support Canada’s federal government in the role of preventing wildlife extinctions and ensuring...

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November 30, 2023

TWS ISSUE STATEMENT: THE U.S ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

Back to Position Statements page Congress passed the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1973 and has amended it several timessince then. The ESA is administered by the U.S. Fish and...

November 30, 2023

A busy time for habitat working group

From webinars to symposia, HRCWG efforts focus on habitat restoration and conservation

November 30, 2023

Including connectivity in environmental assessments for projects

Scientists provide a framework for including habitat connectivity into environmental impact assessments

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November 29, 2023

TWS Position Statement: Conservation of Biological Diversity

Back to Position Statements page Biological diversity – or biodiversity – is the variety of life from single-celled organisms to the largest vertebrates, and the processes that support life, including...

November 29, 2023

JWM: Herbicide treatment benefits Minnesota marsh birds

Species increase in abundance three years after spraying the chemicals

November 29, 2023

Climate change is pushing vampire bats toward the U.S.

As the bats move northward, incidences of rabies rise

November 28, 2023

Climate change is pushing tropical animals to their limits

Marine mammals are expected to migrate to cooler areas