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New York state opens new viewing sites on birding trail

The new birding locations are in the Finger Lakes and Hudson Valley region

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July 11, 2025

Toxic tides linked to northern fur seal deaths

Climate change is increasing the prevalence of lethal toxin exposure in Alaskan fur seals

July 11, 2025

Supreme Court rules federal agencies may resume staff layoffs

With just one dissenter, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a previous appeal preventing a mass reduction in force

July 10, 2025

Rats migrating in cities may spread deadly disease

Pest control may exacerbate the spread of leptospirosis

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Waterfowl
June 11, 2015

Game Birds Ingesting Plastic and Garbage Metal: Study

Waterfowl commonly hunted as game birds in eastern Canada are ingesting significant amounts of plastic and garbage metal, according to a new study. While researchers have been documenting the ingesting...

Bats
June 10, 2015

Collaborative Bat Monitoring Study Launched

The United States Forest Service recently published plans for a new program to monitor bat populations across North America and determine the effects of ongoing threats such as habitat loss,...

Roland Kays
June 10, 2015

Ignite TWS: Roland Kays on Camera Trapping

“Enlighten us, but make it quick.” — Ignite Imagine that you’re about to present a talk that shares your passion about a personal or professional wildlife-related experience to over 300...

Seal
June 9, 2015

Predator Recovery Creates New Management Challenges

Conservationists often struggle to institute affordable wildlife recovery plans that actually work, fully aware that success stories aren’t always the rule. But a new study published in Conservation Letters shows...

Bee
June 9, 2015

Bees Prefer Open Canopy Forests

While the decline in honey bees (genus Apis) in the United States is widely known, prompting the government to put forth strategies to protect the species, the status of other...

North Carolina Conference 2016
June 9, 2015

North Carolina Announces 2016 Conference Logo

In 2016, The Wildlife Society will be hosting one of the largest gatherings in North America of wildlife professionals, influencers, educators, students and supporters in North Carolina. The Society’s 23rd...

A harbor seal equipped with a GPS tracking device.
June 8, 2015

Wind Turbine Construction Could Damage Seals’ Hearing

Offshore wind turbine construction may be too loud for seals to handle, according to new research. Researchers attached GPS devices to 24 harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in 2012 while offshore...

Missouri Chapter of TWS
June 8, 2015

Missouri Chapter TWS: Drift Fences and Fish Fry

The Missouri Chapters of The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society joined forces this year to hold a joint spring student workshop on April 17 – 19 in St. Louis,...

Texas tortoise
June 5, 2015

Video: Tips for Identifying a Texas Tortoise

Think you may have found a Texas tortoise but uncertain what to do? This video gives tips on identifying Texas tortoises (Gopherus berlandieri), a species listed as threatened by the...