‘Tis the Season of Collisions
Fall may be the harbinger of death for wildlife — and not just because of hunting season. The number of motor vehicle collisions with wild animals peaks during the fall...
Drone Gives Scientists New Insights into Killer Whales
NOAA scientists now know more about the health and behavior of a pod of killer whales off Canada’s west coast thanks to Mobly, a hexacopter drone the team used to...
FWS Proposes Protection for Four Turtle Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is proposing to list four native freshwater turtle species under Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild...
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Deer, Bats, Foxes, Oh My!
Members of the University of Maryland (UMD) Student Chapter in College Park, MD have been busy conducting several research projects in their surrounding community. Current on-going studies include e-Mammal camera...
Honey Bee Habitat Funded by USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that it will provide $4 million to private landowners to improve honeybee health in the Midwest. The funds will be directed to...
FWS Protects Two Prairie Butterfly Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently announced a decision to list two butterfly species for federal protection under the Endangered Species Act. The Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae), found...
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Biologist Finds Rare Frog
While searching for a newly discovered species of leopard frog —named for its green and beige spots — Jacob Kubel, a conservation scientist with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and...
And the Student Chapter of the Year is…
At The Widlife Society’s 21st Annual Conference, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) in Tifton, Georgia was recognized as the Student Chapter of the Year for their accomplishments during the 2013-2014...
U. N. Scientific Panel Issues Climate Change Report
The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that an urgent global effort is needed to drastically reduce emissions and stem a future of extreme weather, rising sea levels,...
