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Aoudad introduced to U.S. comprise 2 distinct subspecies

May 26, 2022

In the century since Barbary sheep were brought from North Africa to the United States, they have spread from zoos to ranches to the wild, raising questions about their impacts on native ecosystems. “It’s definitely …

Spotlight

The August issue of the Journal of Wildlife Management

August 11, 2021

The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management and conservation, focusing on aspects …

Conservation News

Bison reintroduction considered in Montana refuge

May 14, 2021

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering reintroducing bison to the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge in central Montana, beginning with consulting with tribes and other stakeholders about the topic this summer. Bison …

Ally Scott

TWS comments on USFS Rangeland Management Directives

April 30, 2021

Livestock grazing on national grasslands and forests can affect wildlife populations and habitats across the nation, The Wildlife Society stressed in a comment on the U.S. Forest Service’s proposed changes to its rangeland management directives …

FYI News

Effort succeeding to reduce Tetons’ nonnative mountain goats

March 17, 2021

Efforts to reduce the population of nonnative mountain goats in the Tetons has reduced their numbers to 29 — all in Grand Teton National Park. Wyoming Game and Fish biologists conducted a two-day aerial survey …

Conservation News

Numbers matter in bighorn sheep translocation

December 28, 2020

Smaller translocations of bighorn sheep may be less successful than larger translocations. According to new research that analyzed the genetic makeup of different populations of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) — some that have benefited from …

Conservation News

Lawsuit challenges domestic sheep grazing in bighorn habitat

December 9, 2020

The U.S. Forest Service is endangering bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, in eastern Washington state by allowing domestic sheep to graze near the wild herds, according to a new lawsuit filed …

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The September issue of the Journal of Wildlife Management

August 24, 2020

The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management and conservation, focusing on aspects …

Joshua Rapp Learn

JWM: Better forage, climate help bighorns after pneumonia outbreak

July 31, 2020

Population size, habitat quality and weather affect bighorn sheep survival after a pneumonia outbreak, but social distancing may also help them ward off the disease. Wildlife managers observed the first bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) pneumonia …

Conservation News

Air Force vies for more control of a Nevada refuge

July 21, 2020

A controversial provision in the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act would grant the U.S. Air Force control over an additional 840,000 acres of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada. The Air Force …

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