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‘Tis the Season: The Christmas Island Crab Walk
Casts of crabs make their way from the forests of Christmas Island over to the ocean to lay their eggs. (Credit: Courtesy of Parks Australia) In preparation for the upcoming peak migration season for...
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Wildlife News Roundup (October 6-12, 2012)
(Credit: Ansgar Walk / Wikimedia) US Will Push for Ban on Trade of Polar Bear Parts (Los Angeles Times) Faced with growing concerns about the hunting of polar bears in Canada, the Obama administration...
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Wildlife News Roundup (October 13-19, 2012)
(Credit: USFWS) Senate Urging Extended Hunting Season for Resident Canada Geese to Control Nuisance (Chambersburg Public Opinion) The Pennsylvania Senate is urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to...
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Wildlife News Roundup (October 20-26, 2012)
(Credit: NOAA) Florida Reports Increase in Loggerhead Nests (Tampa Bay Newspapers) Loggerhead sea turtle nesting was near a 24-year high along Florida beaches this year, according to data compiled by...
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Wildlife News Roundup (October 27 – November 2, 2012)
Walrus (Credit: Ansgar Walk / Wikimedia) Walruses On the Move? Aquarium Animals in Sandy’s Path May Need New Homes (TODAY) Two waterfront aquariums in the path of superstorm Sandy — the New York...
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Wildlife News Roundup (November 3-9, 2012)
(Credit: USFWS) Sandy’s Surge Hit Baby Sea Turtle Boom (LiveScience) As Hurricane Sandy roared up the East Coast, it threatened to disturb the best loggerhead turtle nesting season on record. Florida,...
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Wildlife News Roundup (November 10-16, 2012)
A poaching ring in Florida is illegally selling wild animal meat, including the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), across state lines. (Credit: ZooFari/Wikimedia) Illegal Animal-Meat Ring Netted...
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Wildlife News Roundup (November 24-30, 2012)
(Credit: Vincenzo Gianferrari Pini) U.S. May Add African Lions to Endangered Species List (Seattle Times) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it will consider adding African lions to the...
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Wildlife News Roundup (December 1-7, 2012)
Wolverine (Gulo gulo) (Credit: Matthias Kabel) Judge Temporarily Halts Wolverine Trapping in Montana (Great Falls Tribune) Montana District Court Judge Jeffery Sherlock granted an injunction stopping...
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Wildlife News Roundup (December 8-14, 2012)
A Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) at the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge in Naples, Florida. (Credit: George Gentry/USFWS) Deaths of Two Endangered Florida Panthers Shatter State Record...
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Wildlife-Related Recreation Gains Popularity
Wildlife enthusiasts participate in a waterfowl hunt. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s recent report on hunting, fishing, and wildlife recreation, 11.6 million U.S. residents hunted...
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Wildlife News Roundup (December 15-21, 2012)
Sea otter (Credit: Dave Bezaire & Susi Havens-Bezaire) US Will Let Otters Roam Along Southern California Coastline (Los Angeles Times) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided to allow sea...
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Captive Hunting Challenged in North Carolina
(Credit: Voere/Wikimedia) Several wildlife organizations have begun a campaign to outlaw hunt pens — fenced enclosures where captive foxes and coyotes are used to train hunting dogs to track and catch...
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Wildlife News Roundup (Dec 29, 2012 – Jan 4, 2013)
Several narwhal (Monodon monoceros) engaged in tusking behavior. Typically only males grow the tusk which is formed by an elongation of the upper left canine tooth. In medieval times, tusks were...
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Vietnamese Javan Rhino Extinct
A museum specimen of a Javan rhino is displayed in the National Museum of Natural History in the Netherlands. Researchers recently declared Vietnam’s Javan rhino officially extinct. (Credit: Peter...
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Wildlife News Roundup (Jan 5 – 11, 2013)
A manatee (Trichechus manatus) and her nursing calf. (Credit: Gaylen Rathburn/USFWS) Milder Winter Temperatures Lead to Lower Annual Manatee Mortality Count in 2012 (Broward News) Researchers with the...
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The Wildlife Society Announces Ken Williams as New Executive Director
(Credit: Courtesy of Ken Williams) The Wildlife Society (TWS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Byron Kenneth (Ken) Williams will become the Society’s new Executive Director effective March 4, 2013....
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Wildlife News Roundup (Jan 12-18, 2013)
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will step down from his post in March 2013. (Credit: Department of the Interior) Interior’s Ken Salazar Stepping Down (CNN) Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who led...
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Wildlife News Roundup (Jan 19-25, 2013)
American black bear (Credit:John Sullivan/Wikimedia) Montana Houndsmen Support Bear Hunting, Oppose Mountain Lion Trapping (Billings Gazette via Missoulian) Montana houndsmen turned out in force to...
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Surprising New Find
February 2013 issue of Wildlife Monographs. (Credit: TWS) A team of scientists has just completed a comprehensive analysis of 108 years’ worth of data on the size of horns and antlers among 25 trophy...
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