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Ontario proposes cormorant hunting season
Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has proposed a hunting season for double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auratus). Provincial management of cormorants varies, with some allowing hunting and other managing the...
Why do seals get eels stuck in their noses?
It has stumped scientists, and it must be pretty disconcerting to the involved parties, too. On a few occasions, biologists in the Hawaiian Islands have come across an odd phenomenon:...
JWM: Gene diversity high in Missouri deer
Some 1.4 million white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) roam in Missouri today, but less than a century ago, their numbers had dwindled to the verge of extirpation. It would be understandable,...
JWM: Unmanaged, nonnative macaques boom in Florida park
A population of nonnative rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) introduced in central Florida is set to double by 2022 unless steps are taken to reduce it, biologists found. But dealing with...
Climate report details impacts, risks and adaption
The most recent National Climate Assessment was released last week. This second volume, “Impacts, Risks and Adaptation in the United States,” follows the report on climate change science released last...
Researchers warn of ‘extinction domino effect’
New research explores the possibilities of a single species’ extinction triggering an “extinction domino effect.” Writing in Scientific Reports, researchers warn of extreme environmental change causing extinctions of plants and...
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Did barn swallows evolve thanks to humans?
What would a barn swallow be without barns? According to recent research, maybe nothing at all. After studying the birds’ DNA, researchers believe it may be impossible to separate barn...
New legislation calls for study of chronic wasting disease
Senators John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Doug Jones, D-Ala., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., introduced legislation aimed at increasing the ability of wildlife managers to keep cervid populations healthy. The Chronic Wasting Disease...
Wisconsin deer farms depopulated after CWD found
State and federal officials have paid Wisconsin deer farmers more than $330,000 so far this year in compensation for eliminating herds believed to be infected with chronic wasting disease. CWD was...