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TWS names new Wildlife Monographs editor-in-chief
Merav Ben-David, a professor of wildlife ecology and management at the University of Wyoming’s Department of Zoology and Physiology, has been named the new editor-in-chief of Wildlife Monographs. “My interest...
British Columbia may expand aerial wolf removals
On Feb. 1, Premier Christy Clark announced the British Columbia government’s major investment in a comprehensive caribou recovery program which builds on existing efforts, like a five-year grey wolf removal...
Yellowstone’s annual bison cull is underway
Yellowstone National Park has begun this winter’s bison cull, an annual event intended to help maintain an ecologically sustainable population of American bison (Bison bison) within the park and to...
Trump administration quickly implements executive actions
Since taking office on Jan. 20, the Trump administration has taken several executive actions, including issuance of twelve executive orders and twelve presidential memoranda. Some of these actions align with...
Bird bling contributes to waterfowl management
With a cobalt blue, cloud-filled sky overhead, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office Biologist Vincent Griego set out on a 30-minute bumpy ride through the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada — just...
Student Research project: Parasites prevalent in bulls and juvenile bison
While interning with The Nature Conservancy in South Dakota in August 2015, Lisa Zoromski, a University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point senior, found that bulls and juveniles in the free-ranging...
Lawsuit filed over agricultural water use in Klamath refuges
On Jan. 17, the Audubon Society of Portland, WaterWatch of Oregon, and Oregon Wild filed a lawsuit in a U.S. District Court challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s newly...
Past raises questions about Heerman’s gulls’ future
Researchers who delved 50,000 years into the past of Heermann’s gulls (Larus heermanni) said a warmer climate could cause its population to decline. Andres Aguilar, an assistant professor at California...
The rise of double-crested cormorants: Too much of a good thing?
For centuries, people have viewed cormorants negatively. In classical literature, the word cormorant represented greed and gluttony. However, natural resource professionals have long recognized the ecological value of all wildlife,...
JWM study: Lasers help map red tree vole habitat in Oregon
Lasers can shed light on where even small species live on the landscape and help wildlife managers plan for their conservation, a new study shows. Researchers used LiDAR to model...