Isle Royale wolf returns to the mainland
There’s no place like home for a gray wolf (Canis lupus) that had been translocated from Minnesota to Isle Royale National Park last fall. The wolf traveled over ...
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JWM: New moose count doubles eastern Washington estimates
Counting moose (Alces alces) isn’t an easy task. It helps to have a helicopter, but even then, the moose blend in with the ground and disappear under tree ...
Compound in soil fights chronic wasting disease
A compound in soil could play an important role in combating chronic wasting disease by degrading the prions that cause the lethal disease in cervids, researchers ...
Winter ticks threaten New England moose
Warmer winters are imperiling New England moose as winter tick numbers swell, resulting in an unprecedented die-off of moose calves. In a study led by TWS member ...
This hunting season, CWD stands at a disturbing benchmark
As hunters take to the forest this fall, the risks posed by chronic wasting disease are greater than ever. Last February, a white-tailed deer that tested positive ...
Moose, bighorns learn from elders, study finds
Moose (Alces alces) and bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis), pass on knowledge from generation to generation about where to find food on springtime migrations, ...
The Sept/Oct issue of The Wildlife Professional
The latest issue of The Wildlife Professional salutes conservation successes, starting with our cover feature, Ready for Release — Rebound of the Kirtland’s ...
Ticks put moose at risk
Moose have endured disease and predators, but another threat may be putting their populations more at risk than ever before, according to an essay in the digital ...
When wolves go high, moose go low
As researchers studied gray wolves (Canis lupus) in northeastern Minnesota, they discovered that as their numbers increase, the moose (Alces americanus) population ...
As the climate warms, Isle Royale moose shrink
As the climate warms and the number of moose (Alces alces) on Michigan’s Isle Royale grows, the animals themselves are shrinking, and their lives are becoming ...