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January 9, 2020

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...

January 8, 2020

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...

January 6, 2020

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...

January 2, 2020

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...

January 2, 2020

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...

December 31, 2019

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...

December 30, 2019

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...

December 27, 2019

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,...

December 19, 2019

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...

December 17, 2019

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...