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Northeast Section field course builds skills, friendships
13+ hour, 45+ min ago (344+ words) Students get a taste of life in the Adirondacks At a tiny college in upstate New York, a group of students gathered in a dissecting lab. They were there to observe the careful unzipping of a beaver—dissections are an…...
Watch: One man’s trash is a bowerbird’s treasure
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (299+ words) Urban bower birds court females with humans’ litter Bower birds create elaborate decorations with colorful fruits, sticks and leaves, all in the hopes of impressing a mate. Researchers have found that in urban areas, they use what humans discard—from…...
California wolves mostly eat cattle
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (175+ words) New research analyzing the scat of wolves in California has revealed that cattle is the main dish on their menu. “These results revealed that wolves in California’s human-modified landscape primarily satisfy their caloric requirements through livestock consumption, underscoring the considerable…...
The Summer 2026 issue of The Wildlife Professional
1+ week, 5+ day ago (202+ words) The Wildlife Professional is an exclusive benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published four times annually, the magazine presents timely research news and analysis of trends in the wildlife profession. Don’t miss another issue! Join today to start receiving…...
Wyoming boosts ecosystems with artificial beaver dams
1+ week, 5+ day ago (212+ words) The Wildlife Society TWS welcomes the 2026 class of the Leadership Institute The July issue of JWM is now available In a bid to boost water quality and aquatic ecosystem health, Wyoming has installed and maintained 130 artificial beaver dams along two…...
Rattlesnakes shed in groups
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (562+ words) New research finds that reptiles may exfoliate socially to let off some weight There may be no spa nearby, but rattlesnakes sometimes exfoliate in group sessions. The reptiles, once thought solitary snakes, may shed socially, though the reasons are still…...
Mountain lions have outsized impact on small preserves
2+ week, 1+ day ago (187+ words) The Wildlife Society TWS welcomes the 2026 class of the Leadership Institute The July issue of JWM is now available The reintroduction of a few mountain lions into a small nature preserve can make big changes to the ecological community. Researchers…...
JWM: Translocated bears have low survival
2+ week, 1+ day ago (639+ words) Bears translocated away from human settlements due to conflict have low survival in their new ranges in Tennessee. When people think of translocation to remedy conflicts, “it’s a little bit of out of sight, out of mind,” said Kristin Botzet,…...
Backyard solutions turn bee curiosity into conservation
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1193+ words) More than three decades ago, a disappointing apple harvest and a chance event set Dave Hunter on an unexpected path. After his wife came home buzzing about a neighbor’s apple tree that was producing thousands of apples while their tree…...
Wildlife Vocalizations: Raghad Alghamdi
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (200+ words) One of the challenges I faced early in my career was entering a field where female representation in wildlife science in Saudi Arabia was still limited. This required not only technical competence but also resilience and a clear sense of…...