Tag: wildfire

With recent wildfire seasons being particularly damaging, the U.S. Geological Survey has developed a new five-year science strategy designed to help minimize fire’s detrimental impacts while allowing for its benefits....

A female condor in a redwood forest burned in last year’s devastating Dolan Fire has laid an egg in the top of a charred redwood tree, offering hope for the...

Wildfires that tore through California have killed up to 600 mountain lions, according to a recent estimate. Fires in the western state have burned more than 4 million acres of...

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...

Firefighters battling the Glass Fire in California say they are seeing large numbers of displaced wildlife around evacuation zones intended for humans. “Turkeys, ring-tailed cats, foxes, coyotes, deer, mountain lions...

The Wildlife Society’s 2020 Virtual Conference reaches its midpoint on Wednesday. Participants can take part in an array of symposia and activities. Don’t miss these symposia that are only available...

Biologists found two condor chicks alive amidst the charred area created by the Dolan Fire in Central California. The wildfire swept through the Ventana Wildlife Society’s California condor (Gymnogyps californianus)...

Usually the web cams at the Ventana Wildlife Society’s condor sanctuary near Big Sur, California, capture the activities of endangered California condors (Gymnogyps californianus). But when the Dolan Fire, one...

Following the devastating bush fires in Australia, Wiley has released a Wildfire Restoration Special Collection, bringing together articles from scientific journals to inform how efforts can be made to rebuild...

The recent Australian bushfires have exacted a toll not just on wildlife but on wildlife research. “Some studies have been set back months or years,” writes Nature Index. “Destroyed scientific...