Northern Spotted Owl Still Fights for Survival
Three studies highlight how the interactions between northern spotted owl and the invasive barred owl are intertwined.
View ArticleRestoring Prehistoric Juvenile Gulf Sturgeon from Louisiana to Florida
Little is understood about the behavior, location, and habitat preferences of juvenile Gulf sturgeon. To learn more about this prehistoric fish, the Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit...
View ArticleHow Can Managers Respond to Changing Ecosystems?
A new Special Section in the journal BioScience provides an in-depth exposition of the Resist-Accept-Direct framework, a new approach to guide natural resource decision making. Articles in the Special...
View ArticleSecretary Haaland Announces Progress Toward Conservation and Restoration of...
Grants to states and Tribes, new partnerships, and innovative science part of suite of announcements helping to advance wildlife corridor work at the Interior Department
View ArticleProtecting Vulnerable Grassland Birds from Climate Change
The Central Flyway, the largest bird migration corridor in North America, stretches from Texas to North Dakota. Grasslands across the Great Plains and the northern Prairie Pothole Region are critical...
View ArticleWorking with Kansas Farmers and Non-Farmers to Benefit Habitat, Wildlife,...
The Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, USGS Ecosystems Mission Area, located at Kansas State University, is working with conservation decision-makers, farmers, non-farmers, and other...
View ArticleEnergy development in migration corridors affects mule deer access to best...
Findings highlight the need for migration maps in future development decisions
View ArticleMichigan State University and USGS team up in state-federal partnership for...
Michigan to host the 42nd USGS Cooperative Research Unit
View ArticlePopulation declines in Alaska beluga whale population may be linked to low...
Researchers studied over a decade of photographic records of individual whales and determined that belugas in Alaska's Cook Inlet have relatively low rates of birth and survival, which are both likely...
View ArticleNew big game migration maps support conservation planning across the West
LARAMIE, Wyo.—The USGS, in partnership with state and Tribal wildlife agencies, today published the third volume in a series of new maps of big game migration corridors. The new maps add more valuable...
View ArticleHome for the Holidays: Follow One Mule Deer’s 242-Mile Journey Across the...
As the shortest day of the year arrives, many of us are traveling home for the holidays. Many migratory deer around the West are just arriving at their winter ranges, where they take shelter from the...
View ArticlePlatte Basin Timelapse Launches New Wetland Resources
Platte Basin Timelapse, in the School of Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska—Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources released wetlands educational material in partnership...
View ArticleExpanding Biologists’ Toolbox for Assessing the Status of Southeastern...
The Southeastern U.S. is a global hotspot for freshwater biodiversity. The region contains the highest diversity of fishes in the U.S. (around 589 described species) and the highest diversity of...
View ArticleFriday's Findings - April 21 2023
Title: Do Birds of a Feather Really Flock Together?Speaker: Brandon J. Barlow, Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Alumnus, 2023 NOAA SeaGrant Knauss FellowDate: April 21 at 2:00 pm...
View ArticleTrapping Turkeys
The Nebraska CRU teamed up with Nebraska Game and Parks to trap turkeys, measure them, collect samples and outfit them with global positioning system (GPS) transmitters and leg bands. Researchers will...
View ArticleRecruiting Volunteers to Track Bumble Bees in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho
Due to limited information on bumble bees, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Xerces Society established...
View Article2023 The Wildlife Society Wildlife Pubs Shortlist Announced
The Wildlife Society Publication Awards Committee has named top contenders in book, journal, monograph and student paper categories. Congrats to Angela Fuller, Kevin Pope, and Clint Moore!
View ArticleMigration Matters
Countless species of animals – big game, birds, bats, insects, amphibians, reptiles, and fish – migrate to reach suitable habitats to feed, reproduce, and raise their young. Animal migrations developed...
View ArticleThe Early Deer—and the Late Ones—Get the Herbs
Climate change is messing with nature’s alarm clock. For animals that use seasonal signs from nature to start important activities like migration, getting mixed signals can lead to missed connections....
View ArticleFriday's Findings - August 25, 2023
Title: Seeing the Bigger Picture: Using Aerial Photos to Assess Tufted Puffin Habitat in OregonSpeaker: Carina Kusaka, Master's Student, Oregon State UniversityDate: August 25, 2023 at 2:00pm ET /...
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