JWM: Usually adaptive, elk avoid beetle-killed forests
When fire or logging comes to a forest, elk (Cervus canadensis) can usually adapt, but looking at forests in the Rockies, researchers found that elk avoid areas ...
Wyoming
Migration corridors follow food, avoid human disturbance
Looking across the Wyoming landscape, it might seem like mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) could pick just about anywhere to cross between the high country, where ...
TWS Chapter meetings in November
Sections, Chapters, and Working Groups of The Wildlife Society hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meetings are currently scheduled ...
Exhibit highlights golden eagle and its landscape
Compared to the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) seems to get overlooked. And compared to the peaks and parks of the ...
Interior, Wyoming work to protect mule deer corridor
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead announced they will prioritize the conservation of a mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) migration corridor in ...
White-nose fungus found in Wyoming
Wildlife researchers have confirmed the first Wyoming case of a bat with the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome. The little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) was ...
University of Wyoming Chapter heads to Olympic National Park
The following student chapter news was included in the Spring 2018 newsletter of the Central Mountains and Plains Section of The Wildlife Society. Photos of student ...
Idaho will issue a single grizzly tag this fall
A limited grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) hunt near Yellowstone National Park was recently approved by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission. The state will ...
WSB: White canvas bags keep deer off roads
When biologists in Wyoming wanted to test how effective wildlife warning reflectors were at discouraging deer from entering the roadway, they figured they’d wrap ...
JWM: Winter conditions stress pronghorn the next summer
The Red Desert of south-central Wyoming has long been known for robust pronghorn populations, but in the last two decades, herds have diminished up to 30 percent. ...