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Study says ‘Unprecedented threats’ to bats in National Parks
Researchers studying bat populations throughout the U.S. national park system say a “strategic conservation response” is needed to protect bats from what they call “unprecedented threats from disease and rapid...
Snowstorm pushes snow geese to toxic pit
A flock of several thousand snow geese recently died after landing in an old toxic pit mine in Montana. About 25,000 birds took refuge in the former mine in the...
AOU and COS merge to form the American Ornithological Society
The American Ornithologists’ Union and the Cooper Ornithological Society, which comprise nearly 3,000 members collectively, recently merged to create the American Ornithological Society. The organization plans to advance research on...
Twice as many bird species than previously thought
While scientists have agreed for many years that there are as many as 10,000 bird species in the world, recent research shows there might be more species than once thought...
As screwworm population decreases, Key deer death rates slow
Efforts to conserve the federally endangered Key deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium) are proving largely successful, thanks to the release of sterile screwworm flies and medication. In October, the U.S. Department...
Conservation of the future
On more than one occasion, the Utah Community-Based Conservation Program has been touted as the embodiment of Aldo Leopold’s vision for wildlife conservation in North America. Ranchers Jay and Diane...
A Tribal Model of Wildlife Stewardship — from The Wildlife Professional
Native Americans Tap Into Traditional Practices to manage Forests On a Native American reservation just outside Albuquerque, N.M., Laguna Pueblo tribal members gather for a traditional dance. It’s after fall...
Endangered vireo population rebounds
On Dec. 15, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed removing the black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) from the Federal List of Threatened and Endangered Species because “[it] has recovered so...
Not only Santa needs his chimneys
On Shepherd University’s campus in Shepherdstown, W.V, chimney swifts (Chaetura pelagica) roost in a chimney on Sara Cree Hall before heading south in the fall. Some evenings in the fall,...
Minnesota Chapter: Past Meetings
Past Meetings 2022 – Virtual MNTWS Annual Conference Plenary Session (2/22/2022) MNTWS Annual All Members Business Meeting (2/22/2022) MNTWS Annual Conference Platform Presentations (2/23/2022): Morning Session Afternoon Session Recordings MNTWS...