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February 6, 2023

Western monarch population numbers reach new heights

But the butterflies still aren’t close to historic numbers

February 3, 2023

Watch possibly the largest turtle hatching event in the world

Millions of South American river turtles emerged from eggs near border of Brazil and Bolivia

February 2, 2023

New Center to Zero in on Bird Flu

A $1 million National Science Foundation grant is funding the multi-institutional center

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January 20, 2023

Organization plans to restore bison-driven ecosystem to Montana

A Montana nonprofit organization is importing bison on land it has purchased with the goal of restoring the natural ecosystem that the creatures once engineered in the region. The nonprofit,...

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January 17, 2023

Researchers question spotted owl recovery efforts

A group of researchers is suggesting that plans to protect the northern spotted owl may need to be updated, with additional restrictions put in place on timber removal, even in...

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TWS Annual Conference

Each year, the conference provides roughly 1,000 educational opportunities for attendees in the form of scientific symposia, workshops, trainings, poster sessions, panel discussions and more.

January 5, 2023

Best Student Poster explores the role of ticks in CWD transmission

As chronic wasting disease continues to spread through cervid populations in North America, scientists still don’t know exactly how the disease is spreading so rapidly and broadly. But when Heather...

January 4, 2023

TWS2022: Pesticides may inhibit blue crab survival

A common pesticide could change physiology and behavior of blue crabs when waterways carry it down to coastal estuaries, which can have larger effects on the ecosystem. Fipronil is used...

January 3, 2023

What gardens do bees prefer in the Pacific Northwest?

Native bees are declining across the U.S. due to factors like pesticide use, habitat loss  and climate change. But little is known about the habitat needs and plant preferences of...

December 27, 2022

Long distance red knots experience mid-flight crab crunch

Red knots are among the great long-distance fliers of the world. Some of the best-traveled of these small shorebirds migrate all the way from the Arctic circle of Canada to...