JWM: Engaging pet trade important in stopping invasives
Because released and escaped exotic pets are a big contributor to the establishment of invasive species in Florida, researchers found engaging and gaining the trust ...
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Americans weigh in on what makes a species ‘endangered’
What constitutes an endangered species? Researchers recently surveyed 1,000 Americans to find out what parameters they think a species should reach to be considered ...
Are wildlifers’ values changing?
When TWS members conducted a study in 1998 to assess what wildlife conservation professionals, including TWS members, valued, they were already detecting a ...
WSB: What’s the best way to detect martens?
Collecting distribution information for elusive species can be a challenge, but researchers wanted to find the best, most cost-effective way to do so. In a case ...
Survey shows political influence on decisions
The Union of Concerned Scientists surveyed scientists in 16 federal agencies to gauge the role of science in the current administration. The results appear in a new ...
Outreach enhances landowners’ views of conservation programs
Over 70 percent of land in the continental United States is privately held, so the support of private landowners is crucial for wildlife habitat conservation. ...
DNA from flies helps survey mammal species
Who needs drones when you have flies? Traditional survey methods can be expensive and difficult to conduct, but a team of researchers found studying carrion flies ...
Endangered ferrets thrive in their ancestral home
This past September in Meeteetse, Wyoming, biologists panned spotlights over a moonlit prairie dog town. Each flash of emerald eyeshine marked a captive-bred ...