Tag: COVID-19

Dutch authorities suspect a mink has transmitted the novel coronavirus to a worker at a mink farm in the Netherlands. If confirmed, it would be the first clear evidence of...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning about rats becoming increasingly aggressive amid the pandemic. With restaurants closed to reduce the spread of COVID-19, rats are having a...

In a laboratory experiment, researchers recently found that cats can become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19, and may be able to pass it to other cats....

The Wildlife Society wrote to lawmakers last week urging them to provide the necessary resources to support the work of wildlife professionals responding to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as...

If anyone is appreciating the lack of activity associated with the pandemic lockdowns, it may be amphibians. Traffic can be deadly for amphibians migrating each spring in the northeastern United...

COVID-19 has affected everyone, and wildlifers are no exception. In this series, TWS is looking at challenges facing the profession due to the pandemic. Wildlife researchers and technicians are taking...

COVID-19 has affected everyone, and wildlifers are no exception. In this series, TWS is looking at challenges facing the profession due to the pandemic. For Angie McIntire, like so many...

COVID-19 has affected everyone, and wildlifers are no exception. In this series, TWS is looking at challenges facing the profession due to the pandemic. When the COVID-19 pandemic threatened to...

In a memo dated April 30, Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt informed Interior employees that, pursuant to the administration’s Opening Up America Again plan, the department would begin “transitioning...

Avoiding fieldwork amid the COVID-19 pandemic can have long-lasting impacts on research. Missing measurements can scuttle long-term projects. Interrupting experiments can change them altogether. Can researchers conduct fieldwork without putting...