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Loons to benefit from oil spill settlement

June 11, 2020

Funds from a legal settlement following a 2003 oil spill are helping reestablish common loons (Gavia immer) in New England. Federal and state agencies are spending $8 million to release 45 to 60 chicks taken …

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For amphibians and reptiles, wetlands restoration takes time

December 18, 2019

Restored cranberry farm environments don’t immediately attract large numbers of native amphibians and reptiles or initially promote species diversity of native amphibians and reptiles, according to preliminary results presented in a poster session at the …

TWS Wildlife News

Corralling a capybara – in Massachusetts?

December 10, 2018

In early November while conducting a wildlife survey at a western Massachusetts airbase, I was surprised to see a capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) grazing in the grass on a secured recreational-use area of the base. Unable …

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New England Sea turtle strandings starting early

November 13, 2018

Sea turtle strandings are common on New England beaches in the fall as plummeting water temperatures bring “cold-stunned” turtles to shore. But biologists say an unusually high number of sea turtles have already turned up …

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Viruses linked with seal strandings in New England

August 29, 2018

With an unusually high number of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) washing up dead on beaches in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, preliminary tests have turned up indications of avian flu and distemper viruses in the …

TWS Wildlife News

Airplane hangar makes poor site for peregrine nest

June 11, 2018

Every spring in New England seems to bring stories of poorly located raptor nests resulting in conflicts with humans. At Westover Air Reserve Base, Wildlife Services-Massachusetts had its first peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) relocation this …

Conservation News

Welcome to Rattlesnake Island, Massachusetts

February 26, 2016

Wildlife managers in Massachusetts are moving forward with plans to develop a colony of state-endangered rattlesnakes despite the poisonous politics. “If this happens successfully, we are confident the snakes will be able to stay on …

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How to help wildlife cope with climate change

February 24, 2016

Want to know what you can do to help manage wildlife cope with climate change? Government agencies and research institutions have developed an online tool that points everyone from policymakers to landowners and the common …

FYI News

Video: Conserving Blanding’s Turtles in Massachusetts

December 29, 2015

Most endangered Blanding’s turtles (Emys blandingii) die before they hatch or within their first year. But Grassroots Wildlife Conservation has been working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to find the turtles using radio-telemetry …

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