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Dana Kobilinsky

Researchers use genetics to track rabies in bats

March 14, 2022

Researchers have begun to sequence the genes of rabies viruses detected in New England bats using a technique they say can provide important information about how rabies spreads and t be adapted to track other …

FYI News

Watch: Trail cameras capture cryptic fishers in action

December 3, 2021

Biologists with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife are working to conserve fishers (Pekania pennanti), a species state listed as sensitive. Fishers are hard to find in the wild, but checking DNA trap sites …

Dana Kobilinsky

TWS2021: Using reptile scat to monitor endangered species

November 3, 2021

Surveying and monitoring endangered lizards can be difficult. The species tend to be cryptic. Permits are hard to come by. And biologists often try to avoid disturbing the lizards while they’re tracking them. Researchers presenting …

Conservation News

More spotted skunk species than originally thought

September 7, 2021

Genetic information has led researchers to determine that there are more unique species of spotted skunks than previously thought. Biologists haven’t completely agreed on the number of spotted skunks for a long time, with taxonomists …

Dana Kobilinsky

Bears that rub trees reproduce more

June 9, 2021

In bear country, it’s not uncommon to notice the evidence of a bear rubbing against a tree, even if you don’t catch it in the act. Claw marks may be etched in the bark. Hair …

Conservation News

Genetic test can determine pesticide exposure in bats

January 5, 2021

A new test using just a drop of blood can tell research how much exposure bats have had to pesticides. “We know very little about the effects of pesticides, and we know very little about …

Conservation News

Humans have impacted lion genetics over the years

December 7, 2020

Over the past century, a growing human population has caused movement barriers for lion populations, reducing their genetic diversity. “The African landscape has changed drastically over the past century with human population increases, management of …

Joshua Rapp Learn

Fieldnote: Tracking mammal presence through soil DNA

February 26, 2020

Researchers are using trace residues that mammals leave in soil to better detect which species are present in a given area. “It was really cool yet challenging to use the soil DNA to detect mammals,” …

David Frey

JWM: Museums hold secrets of California’s vanished pronghorn

February 10, 2020

One hundred years ago, pronghorn roamed the Sonoran Desert in what is now the borderlands between Southern California and northern Baja California in Mexico. Today, they are gone from the wild, and as managers look …

David Frey

JWM: Kentucky success provides recipe for elk reintroduction

January 13, 2020

Kentucky may have discovered the recipe for success when it set out to reintroduce elk to the state about 20 years ago, researchers found. The state brought in a large number of animals from herds …

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