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David Frey

TWS2020: Young birds and fire study named top presentation

October 20, 2020

One species you won’t hear complaining about West Coast wildfires is the black-backed woodpecker. The species relies particularly on recently burned forests in the West, nesting in newly burned trees and feeding on beetle larvae. …

Dana Kobilinsky

Listening in to help monitor northern spotted owls

June 1, 2020

By listening to sounds collected from recording devices in the forest, researchers can detect northern spotted owls and invasive barred owls, which can help with monitoring and conservation efforts for the former. Federally threatened northern …

FYI News

Armed biologists to reduce deer in D.C. park

November 25, 2019

U.S. Department of Agriculture biologists who are trained firearms experts are taking to Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., to reduce the urban park’s population of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). It’s part of a program …

Dana Kobilinsky

For northern spotted owls, habitat loss still matters

April 1, 2019

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 focused mostly on removing barred owls. But researchers wanted to …

Conservation News

Will the Cascades frog see the next century?

February 12, 2019

A species of frog that inhabits remote mountain pools in the Pacific Northwest is likely to go extinct by the end of the century, researchers found. The Cascades frog (Rana cascadae) thrives in extreme climate …

David Frey

JWM: New moose count doubles eastern Washington estimates

December 21, 2018

Counting moose (Alces alces) isn’t an easy task. It helps to have a helicopter, but even then, the moose blend in with the ground and disappear under tree canopies. That makes it hard to get …

FYI News

Shot sea lions wash up in Puget Sound

November 29, 2018

Volunteers in Washington state have reported an unusually high number of dead sea lions washing up on beaches in Puget Sound, many of which have been shot. At least 16 animals, believed to have died …

Conservation News

Native plants boost backyard bird biodiversity

November 8, 2017

To feed their young, many species of birds hunt for insects in people’s yards, which comprise much of the American landscape. A new chickadee study from the Washington metropolitan area suggests that to promote biodiversity, …

Conservation News

Birds change song to be heard above traffic noise

May 2, 2017

Vehicles are a major source of noise pollution for urban wildlife. That’s particularly a problem for birds that have to compete with the roar of engines to communicate. Recent research from Washington, D.C., suggests that …

Julia John

JWM study: Low-quality marine habitat impacts murrelet

February 27, 2017

Dubbed “the enigma of the Pacific” until ornithologists finally tracked down its nest in the 1970s, the marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a seabird that forages by the coast and flies inland to lay a …

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