A study of 26 years’ worth of wolf behavioral data, and an analysis of the blood of 229 wolves, has shown that infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii makes wolves 46 times more likely to become a pack leader. The research shows that the effects of this parasite in the wild have been horrendously understudied […]
TWS submitted testimony to House and Senate appropriations subcommittees on Federal Conservation Programs
The Wildlife Society submitted testimony to House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, making comprehensive recommendations for the Fiscal Year 2025 budgets of the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service. TWS requested $69.3 million for the U.S. Geological Survey Climate Adaptation […]
Wildlife officials confirm another gray wolf livestock attack in Colorado´s Jackson County
Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed another gray wolf attack on livestock in Jackson County on Saturday, according to the agency’s list of confirmed gray wolf depredations. The incident involved one calf and a claim has not yet been submitted. CPW could not immediately be reached for more details regarding the attack. This is the second […]
Impressive moment gymnastic bear balances on a railing outside California woman’s Lake Tahoe home
A California woman captured an incredible video of a bear doing gymnastics on her Lake Tahoe property. Misty Romero hit record after she saw the bear walking along one of the railings on her Emerald Bay property on the California side of Lake Tahoe on May 18. Romero described the bear’s balance beam-themed feat as […]
Australian state fails on koala conservation while relying on faulty offset schemes, experts say
In the leadup to his election as Premier of New South Wales, Chris Minns promised the establishment of a Great Koala National Park in the Australian state as part of the Labor government’s agenda to protect the endangered koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). One year later, the park is still not established and native woodland logging is […]
Highly Intelligent Crows Can Plan How Many Calls to Make, Study Shows
Crows are highly intelligent, social birds found on every continent other than South America and Antarctica. In a new study, researchers from the Institute of Neurobiology at Germany’s University of Tübingen have found that crows are able to learn to produce a specific number of calls, showing advance planning. How many calls they will make […]
Missing Texas woman’s body is found inside the jaws of an alligator who was still eating her
The body of a missing Texas woman was found inside the jaws of an alligator as it was still eating her remains. The woman, believed to be in her 60s, was found dead along the banks of the Horsepen Bayou in Clear Lake around 8.40am Tuesday, less than 12 hours after she went missing. Houston […]
Mysterious, at risk, understudied flat-headed cat lacks conservation focus
Unceremoniously named for its distinctively shaped skull, the flat-headed cat is up for consideration as one of the world’s most endangered and elusive felines. Weighing in at less than the size of a domestic cat, this diminutive species roams semiaquatic and wetland habitat in Sumatra, Borneo, the Malay Peninsula and southern Thailand. To navigate their […]