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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to reduces owl habitat
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently proposed to reduce the critical habitat designated for the northern spotted owl in Oregon. The agency proposed removing about 2%, or 205,000 acres,...
Watch: Tiny mouse is world’s highest-dwelling mammal
The yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse is a tiny mammal, but it stands over 22,000 feet tall. Recently found at the summit of Volcán Llullaillaco, a dormant volcano on the border of...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes habitat definition
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its first-ever proposed definition of “habitat” to be used under the Endangered Species Act. Neither the ESA nor its implementing regulations include a definition...
Three TPWD employees killed in helicopter crash
Three Texas Parks and Wildlife Department employees were killed in a helicopter crash on Saturday while conducting aerial surveys for desert bighorn sheep at the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area...
Wild Cam: Road underpass doesn’t trap small prey
Tunnels designed to help wildlife pass safely under major highways do not appear to trap small animals in Quebec, as some researchers had speculated. While overpasses or underpasses built to...
Jim Hays receives Distinguished Service Award
Jim Hays, recently retired as the conservation projects coordinator for The Nature Conservancy in Kansas, has received TWS’ 2020 Distinguished Service Award. “His contributions toward fish and wildlife conservation in...
Australia’s bushfires spell trouble for endangered species
Australia’s recent bushfires have burned habitat for native animal species, 21 of which were already listed as threatened with extinction. Scientists used government data from satellites along with on-the-ground data...
Community science not yet enough for global bird counts
Community science may not yet be enough to help scientists determine bird population trends around the world. Past research has looked at how species’ population trends deduced from community science,...
Even ancient foxes relied on humans for food
By looking at foxes’ diets over the years, researchers determined that human activity has influenced the small carnivores as far back as 42,000 years ago. Foxes typically feed on scraps...
Wild Cam: Island spotted skunks may need protection
Ellie Bolas has been sprayed by skunks more times than she can remember — several times right in her face. But the experiences haven’t dissuaded her in her mission to...