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July 9, 2020

Ray Alisauskas receives Caesar Kleberg award

When Ray Alisauskas first started researching Arctic waterfowl in 1983, their numbers were on a steady upswing. When he joined Canadian Wildlife Service in 1989, snow geese and Ross’s geese...

July 1, 2020

Judge temporarily allows grizzly removal in Wyoming

For now, the U.S. Forest Service can continue its grazing plan that includes removing grizzly bears from the Bridger-Teton National Forest in response to conflicts with livestock, a federal court...

June 30, 2020

National parks are full of microplastics

National parks like Joshua Tree, Rocky Mountain and the Grand Canyon — places that people generally think of as pristine —are plagued by microplastics, researchers have found. In a recent...

June 23, 2020

Probiotics may help treat toads against fungus

Researchers recently found a probiotic found in nature can help boreal toads fight the deadly chytrid fungus and are now testing it in the wild. “The use of microbes to...

June 18, 2020

Watch: Video series brings home damage by feral swine

Over the past decade, wildlifers and the public have become increasingly aware of the damage that invasive feral swine (Sus scrofa) can cause to agriculture, property, native species and ecosystems....

June 18, 2020

USFWS releases environmental review of migratory bird rule

In a draft Environmental Impact Statement on its proposed rule to limit the enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act by excluding incidental take of bird species protected by the...

June 17, 2020

DNA reveals multiple rattler populations in British Columbia

Hundreds of genetic samples have revealed multiple distinct populations of western rattlesnakes in the northern part of their range in British Columbia. “Western Rattlesnakes are currently managed as a single...

June 16, 2020

New parasite seen in wolverines raises human health concerns

A newly discovered Trichinella parasite that can persist in freezing temperatures has been detected in wolverines in Canada and could harm First Nations people, researchers fear. If the wolverines spread...

June 16, 2020

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....

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June 15, 2020

Women of Wildlife: Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting Women of Wildlife held their first gathering at the 2011 TWS Annual Conference in Hawaii. Each year since WOW has gathered at the Annual Conference for networking events...