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For shorebirds, hurricanes aren’t the biggest threat
Shorebirds can weather destructive hurricanes, according to new research. A far bigger threat may be the gradual rise in sea levels. “It’s tempting to focus on the big visible events...
Vanished walrus population linked to Viking trade
The disappearance of the walrus from the shores of Iceland has long been a scientific puzzle. Walruses existed on the island for thousands of years, then disappeared. Using DNA analyses...
From poetry to ‘verbal judo’
The American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society 2019 Joint Conference wrapped up on Thursday. Here are some of the day’s highlights. Thanks to everyone for making it a great...
Researchers discover hummingbird hybrid zone
Two closely related species — Allen’s (Selasphorus sasin) and rufous hummingbirds (S. rufus) — are interbreeding in a newly discovered hybrid zone spanning from Northern California to southern Oregon. Around 2013...
Most of elephant seal population born from ‘supermoms’
Elephant seals have had a spectacular journey from the brink of extinction, and they may owe it to a group of “supermoms” responsible for most of the reproduction. In a...
Wild areas halve extinction risk for plants, invertebrates
Plants and invertebrates are twice as likely to survive on undeveloped lands, according to a recent study in Nature. Dividing the earth’s land surface into square-kilometer grids, researchers found that,...
Arctic Refuge coastal plains to be opened to energy development
The Bureau of Land Management released the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for oil and gas leasing on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain. Under the selected plan, the...
Easier access to TWS journals launched
The Wildlife Society and Wiley are thrilled to announce the launch of single sign on (SSO) access to all TWS journal content in the Wiley Online Library platform. What is...
Geolocators yield conservation clues for migratory birds
Tiny geolocators attached to the backs of golden-winged warblers have shed new light on their migrations and revealed a part of the globe that could be critical to conserving the...
Dorian washes away thousands of sea turtle nests
High waters brought by Hurricane Dorian washed more than 8,000 green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) nests from a central Florida wildlife refuge. University of Central Florida researchers with the Marine...