JWM: Wildfire ‘a primary threat’ to sage-grouse
When wildfires scorched 1 million acres of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) habitat in the Great Basin in 2012, it affected the survival of the ...
nest success
California birds adjust nest timing in a warming climate
Birds in California have shifted their breeding season about five to 12 days earlier than a century ago, according to new research. TWS member Steven Beissinger, a ...
Greater prairie chicken nests unaffected by wind energy development
As the wide-open landscapes that greater prairie chickens (Tympanuchus cupido) occupy are increasingly eyed by energy companies for oil and gas, solar and wind ...
JWM study: Fire, nest locations affect gopher tortoise predation
Gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus), which live in the longleaf pine ecosystem, are declining throughout their range due to not only habitat loss and ...