How Researchers Use Nose Patterns to Identify Koalas
When it comes to identifying individual koalas, the nose knows. According to Peggy Shaw-McBee, assistant professor at Kansas State University and long-standing TWS member, a technique called nose pigmentation patterns is...
Turkey Hunt Will Help Determine Possible Disease
The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency plans to take the next step in determining why the turkey population in southern Middle Tennessee is declining. The state agency will collect tissues from...
TWS Submits Testimony to Agriculture Appropriations
As part of the continuing appropriations process, TWS submitted written testimony to the Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. Similar...
Pine Beetle Infestations Won’t Spark More Flames: Study
Western pine forests that have been devastated by pine beetles at least have one respite according to new research: They are not more likely to burn. “We found that alterations...
British Columbia Launches New Program to Reduce Wildlife Collisions
The East Kootenay region of British Columbia is no stranger to wildlife collisions with vehicles. In fact, in a typical year in British Columbia, more than 6,000 animals are killed...
Rare Raptor Crashes in Radford, Virginia
A small falcon species made a rare visit to Virginia earlier this month, and literally arrived with a bang. A young Merlin falcon (Falco columbarius) that crash-landed was found and...
Plastic Can Disrupt Development of Turtle Embryos
Researchers at Illinois State University are studying the impacts of BPA, a common chemical found in plastic, on red-eared slider turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans). Rachel Bowden, biology professor at the...
UMD Students Participate in Project WILD Workshop
Members of the University of Maryland’s Student Chapter of TWS recently participated in a workshop called Project WILD, during which students learned how to teach children about wildlife. An article...
Thousands of Snow Geese Die in Idaho
About 2,000 snow geese (Chen caerulescens) died midflight in eastern Idaho last week, likely from avian cholera, according to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. The snow geese were...
