After decades of decline, could Sierra’s frogs recover?
For decades, the story of the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (Rana sierrae) has been a bleak one. Once abundant in lakes and ponds in and around Yosemite National ...
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Hawaiian gallinules won’t leave home, putting them at risk
Endangered native Hawaiian waterbirds like the Hawaiian gallinule (Gallinula galeata sandvicensis) and the Hawaiian coot (Fulica alai) have benefited from habitat ...
After research site sells, volunteers rescue prairie dogs
When Nebraska’s Doane University sold its research land to soybean farmers, volunteers stepped in to rescue the 230 prairie dogs on the site. The Associated Press ...
USFWS rule ending ‘otter-free’ zone upheld by federal judge
In 1986, Congress authorized the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to regularly remove and relocate federally threatened southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) ...
Illinois prairie chickens could disappear without more sustained management
After agricultural and urban expansion fragmented the habitat of the greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) in Illinois and pushed it to the brink of ...
TWS Member Tracks Snakes Around Bird Baths
Removing bird baths and other features where prey congregate has no effect on nuisance rattlesnakes turning up around homes, according to a recent study. “We ...