A wily red fox with a turtle in its jaws is a stark illustration of the “catastrophic” situation affecting Australia’s freshwater turtles. Along the Murray, foxes are digging up and eating entire nests of turtle eggs, and grabbing reproductive females. The fact the reptiles live so long, while the young are so vulnerable to predators, […]
Cougar leaps into backyard near future site of Annenberg Wildlife Crossing
While Peggy McClintick and wife Sally Tuchman slept, an unexpected visitor prowled in their Agoura Hills yard. McClintick checked her phone around 3:30 a.m. to find a notification that a person was detected by a security camera at her Agoura Hills home. The alert didn’t arouse much suspicion. The camera had been triggered at 11:30 […]
CJ Alexander Indicted on 23 Criminal Charges After Shooting What Could’ve Been the Third-Largest Record Whitetail Ever
After he killed what may have been one of the largest whitetail deer of all time last fall, Ohio resident Christopher “CJ” Alexander has been indicted on 23 charges as a result of an Ohio DNR investigation, the agency confirmed with Outdoor Life. The news is the latest installment in the CJ Alexander saga, which […]
Two orphaned Black bears released back into wild after rehabilitation by San Diego Humane Society
Two orphaned Black bears have been released back into the wild, ending their nearly year-long rehabilitation at the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center, according to officials. The brother bears were rescued last July by California Department of Fish and Wildlife after their mother had died in the San Bernardino mountains and it was […]
Acute sense of touch helps hummingbirds hover near a flower without bumping into it, study shows
Hummingbirds seem like a marvel of nature and engineering: a living creature that can hover near a flower with surgical precision. How do they do this? Though hummingbirds’ flight mechanics have been well studied, far less is known about how their sense of touch helps these tiny, energetic birds sip nectar from a flower without […]
Something Strange Happens to Wolves Infected by an Infamous Mind-Altering Parasite
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 […]