Tag: Journal of Wildlife Management

Researchers found using a combination of spaying and vasectomies can be an important management measure for reducing the number of feral horses that are causing widespread damage to habitats and...

Gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus), which live in the longleaf pine ecosystem, are declining throughout their range due to not only habitat loss and fragmentation but also potentially high nest predation...

The August 2016 issue of The Journal of Wildlife Management (Vol. 80.6) contains the latest research reports on management and conservation, habitat relations, population ecology and quantitative approaches. Featured in...

Pacific martens had never been tracked by GPS collars in the high elevation forests they occupy — until recently. As part of a recent study published in the Journal of...

Anthrax, a deadly spore-forming bacterial disease, has been around for quite some time. In fact, it’s one of the first diseases that a vaccine was developed for in the 1930s....

It’s difficult for a population to persist when its main food source has disappeared. Allegheny woodrats (Neotoma magister) faced this firsthand when American chestnuts were extirpated and forests transitioned to...

The new JWM, Vol. 80, Issue 2, is now online. Featured in this issue are: Bighorn Sheep and Cattle Grizzly Bear Ecology Sage-Grouse Detectability on Leks Subscribers may view the...

Hunting alone may not be enough to control the growth of the non-migratory Canada goose population in Connecticut, according to a new study. Michael Conover, lead author of a study...

Wildlife managers in Montana now have a better focus on where a deadly prion disease that kills deer may infiltrate the state. “The overall goal was to help Montana focus...

Preserved oak savanna ecosystems in parts of Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma might provide a good idea of the biodiversity that once ranged more widely across the Midwestern United States, according...