Tag: wildlife services

On a warm afternoon in May 2021, a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation fish stocking truck pulled up to the shore of Lake Ontario and began releasing its...

Brown treesnakes are known for their elusiveness, which makes it difficult for researchers and managers to assess the effectiveness of tools to manage them on the island of Guam, where...

For those who live out West, stories about people infected with plague are not uncommon. Usually, people are exposed when their pets become infected or carry plague-infected fleas. People can...

Since the beginning of aviation, wildlife strikes—and bird strikes in particular—have posed a hazard to human health and safety. Unfortunately, the potential for wildlife collisions with aircraft continues to increase as flight technology advances and as civil...

The “horny toad” bears a striking resemblance to a dinosaur, albeit a tiny dinosaur. No more than 8 inches long, the Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum), as it’s formally known,...

It isn’t unusual for Wildlife Services airport biologists to be working at military airbases assisting in efforts to keep aviation personnel and assets, as well as birds, safe from bird/aircraft...

One of the largest military installations in the world, Fort Bragg Army Base covers 251 square miles and is home to 57,000 military personnel. It also hosts a healthy—and increasing—American...

A red wolf swam away from an island wildlife refuge in Florida in April and turned up several miles away on the mainland three days later. The four-year-old male wolf...

Over the past decade, USDA Wildlife Services has seen rising requests for assistance regarding damage caused by black vultures (Coragyps atratus), especially to agricultural resources. Nationally, concerns have moved steadily...

What began as a project to assess hazards to U.S. military assets in South Dakota has led to the donation of 2,290 pounds of high-quality protein to people in need...