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February 3, 2020

Idaho wildlife department stresses need for wolf counts

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is requesting authorization from the state to reinstate a wolf (Canis lupis) count using funds from the agency’s annual budget. The department stopped...

January 21, 2020

For Australian wildlife, first fire — then cats

Wildlife that survived the bushfires in Australia may face a new threat — feral cats. Studies have shown that the continents’ feral cats hunt along recently burned areas in search...

January 3, 2020

Google’s Wildlife Insights helps managers ID from images

A new tool for wildlife managers has come from a unique source. Google Inc. has launched Wildlife Insights — an online portal designed to help wildlife managers around the world...

December 30, 2019

Officials wary of wild pigs entering U.S. from Canada

Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) have long plagued the South. They’ve made inroads in Canada. Now, residents worry they threaten to spread outside Canada into border states like Montana and North...

December 11, 2019

Wild pigs blamed for Texas woman’s death

Officials say a Texas woman was killed in an attack by wild pigs, one of the rare instances it’s been known to occur. Investigators say 59-year-old Christine Marie Rollins was...

December 3, 2019

Cameras reveal new Sierra Nevada fox population in Calif.

Wildlife managers have discovered a previously unknown population of potentially endangered foxes high in the mountains of California, according to preliminary results presented in a poster session at the 2019...

November 20, 2019

Wildlife forensics unveil predator-prey interaction clues

A single piece of evidence may not solve a crime, but put together lots of pieces and investigators can paint an entire picture of a crime scene. That’s not so...

November 19, 2019

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act surpasses 150 co-sponsors

Congressional support for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) continues to grow, with 152 representatives now in support of the legislation. The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would provide state and...

November 14, 2019

Power line corridors support wildlife

Power lines are harmful for many species like cranes and falcons, but in New England, researchers found that some specie the corridors can help sustain native wildlife species from migrating...

November 13, 2019

Did climate change allow an Arctic wildlife virus to spread?

Melting sea ice may be to blame for the spread of a wildlife virus from one side to the Arctic to the other. The issue emerged in 2004 when Pacific...