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Eastern monarchs need more milkweed
Current conservation measures for monarch butterflies may be falling short, say researchers who created a model to analyze how the butterflies are faring. Rodrigo Solis-Sosa, a veterinarian and PhD candidate...
House-passed highway bill provides funding for wildlife crossings
A highway bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this month includes important funding for wildlife connectivity. The $715 billion legislation extends for another five years the current...
John Moriarty earns Minnesota Chapter’s highest honor
John Moriarty, a longtime TWS member, received the 2020 Minnesota Award from the Minnesota Chapter of The Wildlife Society. The chapter annually gives the award to Minnesota’s top conservationists who...
Wild horse and burro populations decrease in past year
The number of wild horses and burros on public lands has decreased for the first time in almost a decade, according to a new report from the Bureau of Land...
Mike Phillips first Aldo Leopold winner to hold office
When Michael Phillips was 12 years old in 1970, he recalls flipping through the four channels on his parents’ black and white television and stopping when he got to a...
JWM: Sri Lankan elephants face danger despite protections
Despite a ban on elephant killing and the development of several protected areas for the animals to roam, some farmers still take the lives of the pachyderms in northwestern Sri...
Bears may protect foxes from coyotes
Black bears in Lake Tahoe may be inadvertently protecting lower-ranking carnivores — gray foxes — from nearby coyotes. The Nevada Department of Wildlife has funded a project following black bears...
Caribou lose ground in western Canada
Caribou in western Canada are losing habitat due to accelerating forest loss from logging, oil and gas development and fire. New research tracking the rate of disturbance to caribou forest...
U.S.-Mexico border a native bee hot spot
About 500 bee species —14% of all of the bee species known in the United States — can be found in the Chihuahuan Desert at the border of the U.S....
Uncovering urban snake removal patterns
When it comes to snakes, Bryan Hughes is full of helpful advice. His Facebook and blog contains everything from recommendations on how to unstick a snake from a glue trap...