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Droughts and high temperatures are shrinking bison
As temperature and droughts increase, the body mass of bison is decreasing, which could be detrimental to the survival of bison populations in areas that are already hot and arid,...
Committee approves Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
Last week, the House Committee on Natural Resources voted to approve the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742), which would provide about $1.4 billion to state, territorial and tribal wildlife...
WSB: Two thumbs up for Colorado two-strike bear policy
Since 1985, Colorado wildlife officers have had a two-strike policy in dealing with black bears. One call about a bear in the trash, the car trunk or the kitchen, and...
Helping beavers move to the suburbs
Sometimes problems and needs synchronize and we are able to reduce damage while supporting promising ecological restoration efforts. That was the case this past summer in Colorado. Nick Kaczor, CWB,...
House passes the North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act
Recent passage of the U.S. House of Representatives passed the North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act (H.R. 925) would reauthorize and increase funding for the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, which...
Advances in eDNA help track elusive species
How do you find an animal so rare or elusive that it evades even the most patient researcher or the most well-placed camera trap? Increasingly, though, scientists are finding success...
WSB: Marksmen outperform hunters eliminating infected herd
Chronic wasting disease has mostly affected North American wildlife, but when it appeared among reindeer in Norway in 2016, authorities took drastic action. Government officials ordered the eradication of the...
Off the plate, turkeys aren’t always welcome
Wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) have been declining in New York state over the past 13 years, but on Long Island, their populations have exploded. The state Department of Environmental Conservation...
President Gary White promotes TWS at Mexico gathering
After appearing at the National Conference of Wildlife Management and Conservation in Mexico, current TWS President Gary White and Fidel Hernández, president-elect of the TWS Southwest Section, say a Mexico...
Endangered butterfly finds home on bombing range
Amid the installations at the Fort Bragg Army base in North Carolina, a delicate butterfly has found a home. The St. Francis’ satyr (Neonympha mitchellii francisci) is federally listed as...