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TWS and partners support BLM’s horse and burro removal
The Wildlife Society, along with the 33 other organizations in the American Wildlife Conservation Partners coalition, sent a letter of support to the Bureau of Land Management for its increased...
Q&A: The ecology of domestic species versus their wild ancestors
Every domesticated animal on the planet has roots that trace back to a once-wild ancestor. Chickens are derived from red junglefowl. Holstein cattle were once aurochs, an extinct ox. But...
JWM: Cougars prey on feral horses in the Great Basin
GPS tracking collars on cougars have revealed that the predators extensively prey on the burgeoning feral horse populations in the Great Basin. “We found that both male and female [cougars]...
TWS urges increased Interior wildlife program funding
The Wildlife Society is recommending the Department of the Interior’s should increase funding for agency programs that support wildlife professionals and their work to conserve wildlife species and habitats in...
BLM to remove up to 3,500 horses from Wyoming
The Bureau of Land Management recently released an assessment of its plan to remove up to 3,500 wild horses from public lands in southwestern Wyoming, finding that the removals would...
JWM: Lightning strike points to feral horses’ toll
Although it was lonely being by himself in the middle of the Argentine Pampas, the last thing Alberto Scorolli wanted was to meet a friend. He’d been hiking through the...
Wild Cam: Types of scavengers vary based on live prey abundance
It was the summer of 2015 in Yukon, Canada when Michael Peers and his fellow researchers deployed a trail camera near a snowshoe hare carcass to see what it might...
House advances appropriations bills including wildlife funding
The House Appropriations Committee passed two appropriations bills last week that would provide small increases to many wildlife management and conservation programs. The U.S. House Committee on Appropriations advanced Fiscal...
Coronavirus vaccine search runs on horseshoe crab blood
Testing for dangerous bacteria called endotoxins in vaccines and other medicines has long relied on a component in horseshoe crab blood. That includes the search for a vaccine for COVID-19....
TWS Issue Statement: Feral Horses and Burros in North America
Back to Position Statements page Feral horses and burros are invasive species in North America. Exotic, non-native species are among the most widespread and serious threats to the integrity of...