Tag: Wolves

August 29, 2016

Climate change, not land use, is driving deer north

The northward spread of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) may be unstoppable, according to new research. Deer have been creeping north for decades, invading Canada’s boreal forests and creating problems for...

June 20, 2016

July issue of JWM and new Wildlife Monograph now online

The July 2016 issue of The Journal of Wildlife Management (Vol. 80.5) contains the latest research reports on management and conservation, habitat relations, population ecology and quantitative approaches. In this...

December 21, 2015

Coyote Sterilization Program in N.C. Protects Red Wolves

A sterilization program to stop coyotes from hybridizing with the only wild population of red wolves in the world has been successful so far, according to new research. “Coyote genes...

December 1, 2015

Wolf Pack Size Has Big Impact on Livestock Attacks

New information about the likelihood that a wolf pack will reattack livestock could give wildlife managers better tools to prevent such conflicts. “We found that the biggest factor that affected...

October 22, 2015

Wildlifers Help Develop a Center for Wolf Research and Education in Canada

The Wildlife Society conference attendees helped Spirit Way, Inc. — a community-based organization comprised of volunteers working to make Thompson, Manitoba the “Wolf Capital of the World” — in their...

September 17, 2015

Cracking the Code of Predator-Prey Relations One Lion at a Time

A huge, healthy population of prey may be too much for predators to feast their eyes on — at least proportionately. Researchers have discovered a widely applicable principle that could...

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June 9, 2015

Predator Recovery Creates New Management Challenges

Conservationists often struggle to institute affordable wildlife recovery plans that actually work, fully aware that success stories aren’t always the rule. But a new study published in Conservation Letters shows...