Giant stag beetles: Ecology, genetics and distribution
Up to 30 percent of all forest insect species depend on wood that is dead or dying. “Such species are among the most threatened insects in Europe,” says U.S. ...
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Enhancing songbird populations by managing forests
Songbirds are a source of enjoyment for millions of bird watchers. According to one recent estimate, bird-oriented recreation generates $85 billion of economic ...
Meet USFS wildlife biologist Katrina Schultes
For Women’s History Month, the Forest Service is profiling Women in the Forest Service. One of these profiles is of Katrina Schultes, a wildlife biologist with ...
Mystery of WNS spread solved using DNA sequencing
In March 2016, a little brown bat found sick near North Bend, Washington, tested positive for white-nose syndrome (WNS), an invasive disease caused by the fungus ...
Bat survey conducted to protect species
Note: The Logan Cave is closed to the public in order to protect the bats. The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources are ...
Kaibab NF launches year-round citizen science project
Williams, Ariz., Dec. 9, 2016—For Immediate Release. Forest managers are excited to announce a citizen science project to identify and document the biodiversity ...
In the Amazon rainforest, small roads have big impacts
Cars, trucks, and other vehicles leave noise, pollution, and roadkill in their wake. But if those impacts are subtracted, what about the roads themselves? “We ...
Caught ‘napping’: First direct evidence of migratory hoary bats hibernating
Perched among the branches and needles of California’s redwood forests are nestled wayfaring hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus). A migratory species capable of ...
Apply now for Native American research assistantships
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Premier Partner of The Wildlife Society, is sponsoring a research assistantship program for Native American students. This will be ...
When privet is removed, native plants and pollinators return
Forests infested with privet invoke a kind of despair in people attuned to the problem of invasive plants. Privet invades a forest quickly, sprawling across the ...