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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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...