Settlement Aims to Reduce Red Wolf Mortality
North Carolina will adjust its coyote hunting regulations to help reduce mortality of the endangered red wolf (Canis lupus rufus) as part of a court settlement with several environmental non-profits....
Protection for Endangered Mammals Gets Boost
More than 100 countries approved greater protection under the Convention for Migratory Species for polar bears and 30 other species of wildlife Species. Read more at The Guardian.
Thoughts from the Executive Director
By the time of this writing those of you who attended our annual conference in Pittsburgh have hopefully completed the inevitable in-basket routine, and made all the calls and responded...
World’s Largest Bat Colony Saved by Land Deal
Just outside of San Antonio, Texas, resides the world’s largest bat colony. Approximately 20 million migrating Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) roost in Bracken Cave every summer, but urban sprawl...
TWS Comments on Clean Water Act Proposed Rule
The Wildlife Society (TWS) submitted comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed changes to policies regarding implementation of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The proposed rule is intended to...
Tracking Yosemite’s Bears
Yosemite National Park wildlife biologists are using GPS to track nine bears in an effort to prevent run-ins with park visitors. Watch more at Today.
New Prediction Tool for Birds’ Future Habitat Ranges
A newly developed tool from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows how the habitat ranges for select species of North American birds might look in 2075 and could eventually...
Landowner Partnerships with FWS Protect Habitat
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service partnered with Texas landowners to protect nearly 7500 acres of ranchland along the Gulf Coast near the border with Mexico. The ranch, which is...
FWS Reopens Comment Period on Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Habitat
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) reopened the comment period on its critical habitat designation proposal Wednesday for the western population of the yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus). FWS originally...
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