Public lands wrestle with COVID-19 response
State and federal public land agencies are wrestling with how to respond to the new coronavirus after initial federal efforts intended to offer “an antidote to ...
Oregon
TWS section and chapter meetings in February
The Wildlife Society’s sections, chapters and working groups hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meetings are currently scheduled in ...
A banner year for western snowy plover fledglings
The summer of 2019 on the Oregon coast resulted in the second highest number of western snowy plover (Charadrius nivosus nivosus) fledglings in the recovery ...
JWM: For spotted owls, missing the trees for the forest
Protecting remaining old growth forests won’t always conserve northern spotted owls, a team of researchers found. Instead, they say, managers may need to zoom in ...
Researchers discover hummingbird hybrid zone
Two closely related species — Allen’s (Selasphorus sasin) and rufous hummingbirds (S. rufus) — are interbreeding in a newly discovered hybrid zone spanning ...
Four Klamath dams to be removed by 2022
Four dams along the lower Klamath River in southern Oregon and Northern California could be removed by 2022. The Capital Press reports that the nonprofit Klamath ...
Threatened martens enjoy Oregon beach solace
A threatened species of martens seems to have opted for the Oregon beach life, with plenty of food and a lack of predators. The Pacific marten (Martes caurina) ...
Severe wildfires give a boost to native bees
The hottest flames may bring the most sting when it comes to native bee numbers, according to researchers in Oregon. “We basically found that there were both ...
For northern spotted owls, habitat loss still matters
As barred owls (Strix varia) have moved in and taken over threatened northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) territory on the West Coast, management has ...
TWS’ Oregon Chapter launches podcast
The Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society is producing a conservation podcast to provide information to the public about conservation, success stories and other ...