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In California, two tales of mountain lions emerge
California likely has more landscape suitable for mountain lions than any other state, researchers recently found, but half of it consists of unprotected lands vulnerable to development. The findings are...
Massachusetts bans furbearer contests
The Massachusetts Fisheries and Wildlife Board approved new regulations last month that would prohibit hunting contests for predators and furbearers. The decision came after thorough consideration by the board of...
Are ash borers hopping trains to spread through forests?
An invasive insect that can destroy entire forests of ash trees in just a few years may be using a human mode of transportation to spread — catching trains. “We’re...
Military bases can help protect marsh birds
A handful of military bases around the United States could play an outsized role in marsh bird conservation. “Our models provide some tangible predictions for which sites are the most...
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...
Tied-up snakes to targeted reindeer: Our top stories of 2019
Confusion between lynx and bobcats, snakes tied into knots and wildlife diseases affecting deer, frogs and turtles reached the forefront of reader interest in 2019 at The Wildlife Society. As...
Fences keep predators from grasshopper sparrow nests
Small fences are keeping predators away from endangered songbird nests in Florida, buying the birds precious time while wildlife managers organize a larger landscape-wide conservation plan. “Reducing the predation by...
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,...
Phone app sends kids on state parks adventures
Maybe it doesn’t have to be a fight with kids between screen time and outdoor exploring. Colorado Parks & Wildlife has created an augmented reality app designed to engage young...
Wind turbines don’t out-boom prairie-chicken lek potential
The sound of wind turbines doesn’t put a damper on the nearby mating rituals of greater prairie-chickens in Nebraska. “In terms of what’s happening in that lek, it may not...