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Conservationists race to save Hawaiian kiwikiu honeycreeper
A Hawaiian bird endemic to Maui is running out of chances after avian malaria scuttled a recent translocation attempt in a remote area of the island. “The best chance for...
For first time in 25 years, Fortymile herd open for hunting
As the Fortymile caribou herd populations booms, the Yukon government is allowing hunting of the herd for the first time since 1995. The government imposed a ban after the herd...
Biologists sequence every U.S., Canadian butterfly genome
Researchers say they have sequenced the genome of every butterfly species in the United States and Canada — what they are calling a “complete butterfly continent.” Biologists at the University...
Tours to see rare white deer herd end
About 75 white deer occupy a former Army depot in New York’s Finger Lakes region. The deer are leucistic — they lack the normal pigment that makes other white-tailed deer...
Geese pose danger at Chicago airport
Given the dangers that wildlife can pose to aviation, federal recommendations suggests a buffer zone around runways free of things can could attract animals. But at Midway Airport in Chicago,...
Northwest Missouri students gain invaluable field experience
From tracking endangered species to writing for the Missouri Conservationist magazine over the summer, members of The Wildlife Society’s Northwest Missouri State University Student Chapter gained field experience through interning...
Western Governors’ Association launches invasive species council
A new Western Invasive Species Council launched by the Western Governors’ Association launched last week launched last week will enhance coordination and communication regarding invasive species management across the western...
What can a viral ant bite teach about communicating science?
When North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences researcher Adrian Smith posted video of himself getting bitten by a trap-jaw ant in his lab, it wound up being used by the...
Skipwith confirmed as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Director
Aurelia Skipwith was confirmed as new director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service after the Senate voted last week, filling a position that has been vacant since the start...
BLM studies one-dose fertility control for wild horses and burros
The Bureau of Land Management and partners will study the effectiveness of a fertility control vaccine that works in just one dose in feral horses previously removed from the wild....