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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 5, 2025

LISTEN: The North Carolina black bear revival

The comeback, struggles and surprising lives of black bears in North Carolina

December 5, 2025

Avian flu cuts through elephant seal numbers

Virus may have caused loss of 50% of breeding females

December 4, 2025

Politics shift the semantics of climate change

A recent UN report says the world is headed toward an escalation of climate damages, while politics muddle climate science in the US.

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Elk
May 13, 2015

Restoration Programs Generate Over $1 Billion

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it will distribute $1.1 billion to state and territorial fish and wildlife agencies from revenues generated by the hunting and fishing industry...

Sea lion
May 12, 2015

A Deeper Look at Record Sea Lion Pup Strandings

The California Stranding Network started getting calls at the very beginning of the year. California Sea lion pups (Zalophus californianus) — sometimes three or four in one area in a...

Bird
May 12, 2015

Migratory Birds Benefit from Partnerships

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that more than $18 million will go to fund 27 collaborative conservation projects across the Americas through the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act...

American marten
May 11, 2015

Non-Native Species Not All Bad for Newfoundland

The term “non-native species” almost always has a negative connotation, but new research shows that in Newfoundland, some native wildlife might actually benefit from them. In a recently published study...

Deer
May 8, 2015

Video: Wildlife Celebrate Mother’s Day, Too

The Missouri Department of Conservation urges people to celebrate all of nature’s mothers on Mother’s Day. Many animals in the wild are having babies and caring for their newborns around...

Wolf
May 8, 2015

Third Bill Aimed at Wolf De-listing Introduced

H.R. 1985, introduced by Representatives Newhouse (R-Washington), Stewart (R-Utah), and Walden (R-Oregon), is the latest legislation aimed at prohibiting certain gray wolf populations from receiving protection under the Endangered Species...

Burmese pythons
May 8, 2015

Telemetry Reveals Habits of Invasive Pythons in Florida

While one the largest invasive snakes in the world has wreaked havoc on the Everglades ecosystem for several years, very little is known about their movement habits. But a new...

Snake
May 7, 2015

TWS Member Tracks Snakes Around Bird Baths

Removing bird baths and other features where prey congregate has no effect on nuisance rattlesnakes turning up around homes, according to a recent study. “We wanted to try something else...

Bird
May 7, 2015

Lights Out for Birds in New York

While city lights at night might be majestic and beautiful to some people, for migrating birds, they can be fatal. But, the State of New York including New York City...