In the News
News articles and events on WLFW and Target Species sites.
TRBN Network News Issue 35 November 2022
Your Network News | Success to celebrate and AOP workshop
Conservation Corridor Newsletter November 2022
Connecting science to conservation
State summaries: 2022 legislation passed to build wildlife crossings
Numerous states have passed legislation in 2022 to take advantage of new, historic federal funding for wildlife crossing structures.
Firebird Newsletter October 2022
Fire Effects in Gulf of Mexico Marshes – Historical Perspectives, Management, and Monitoring of Mottled Ducks and Black and Yellow Rails. Spring and Summer 2022 Updates.
Southeast CASC Science Seminar: Improving Projections of Societal Responses to Sea Level Rise and Frequent Flooding
In this talk, we will highlight a framework that permits simultaneously considering scenarios of urban growth, increases in flood hazard due to climate change, and human adaptive response (based on socio-economic vulnerability or ability to cope with flood damage). Specifically, we will focus on scenario-based approaches that allow exploring plausible adaptation strategies (i.e., elevating homes, moving homes, coastal armoring) and consider local adaptive capacity and the non-economic factors that influence a choice.
Yellowstone to Yukon: Indigenous Leadership in Conservation
Join the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center - Global Change Fellows for a Global Change Seminar: “Yellowstone to Yukon: Indigenous Leadership in Conservation“
Slow and Steady: Bog Turtles at Home on Private Lands
As a result of the Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund, agricultural landowners in New Jersey are changing management practices on their land to support the bog turtle, a species listed as threatened in the northern part of its range under the federal Endangered Species Act. The beauty is, farmers aren’t just changing their practices because it’s good for the turtle; they are changing their practices because it’s good for business.
A Collaborative Approach to Restore Bog Turtle Populations
Like the bog turtle itself, bog turtle populations in North Carolina are very small. A collaborative effort between multiple conservation organizations hopes to change that by giving them a little help.
New Jersey Bog Turtle Conservation Initiative: Working with Landowners and Communities
The Endangered and Nongame Species Program created and is implementing a comprehensive management initiative to provide long term conservation of the important bog turtle populations in New Jersey.
Goats Help Restore Golden-Wing Warbler Habitat
While we could have gone in with a bush hog mower, we tried something new this year – goats, adorable and effective goats.
Golden-winged Warbler Habitat Restoration Work in Charlotte, VT
While many migratory birds are spending warm sunny days in Central and South America, Vermont biologists are braving the cold to improve conditions for birds when they return from their wintering grounds to breed in Vermont.
Light Weight Tracking Technology Could Help Reveal Mysteries of Golden-winged Warbler Decline
Audubon and partners across the South and Midwest are using radio tags to track a rare songbird.
10,000th Hellbender Released to the Wild
The Saint Louis Zoo, Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) are celebrating a historic milestone in hellbender conservation in Missouri. As of August 2022, the total Saint Louis Zoo-raised endangered Ozark and eastern hellbenders released into the wild since 2008 now numbers over 10,000 individuals.
Hellbender Research Featured in New Documentary
Dr. Rod Williams' hellbender research, the Purdue rearing lab and more than 12 years of the lab's work are featured in a new documentary, Hellbender in the Blue, produced by Teardrop Pictures.
USFWS Partners Program Celebrates Landowner's Conservation Success
Farms provide a buffer between urban areas and also habitat for wildlife identified in the county’s Multiple Species Conservation Plan. The program compensates landowners for placing an easement on their property to conserve these areas.
Nevada Develops a Plan to Increase Relevancy
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) recently developed an action plan to expand engagement with the Hispanic community and young adults in their state. The goal of the plan is to increase the relevancy of conservation for those groups. During a two-day workshop, a cross-section of 15 staff from all NDOW divisions and regions explored results of an internal assessment of the agency’s readiness to increase relevancy with new constituencies, input from interviews with Hispanic and young adult stakeholders conducted by Dr. Cindi Jacobson with Innovative Outcomes, and data from a statewide survey of Nevada residents conducted by Responsive Management, Inc.
Archbold Weathers Hurricane Ian
By the morning of Monday 26th September, the predicted path of Hurricane Ian had shifted south. Researchers at Archbold Biological Station and Archbold’s Buck Island Ranch decided it was necessary to remove sensitive equipment and sensors from the field to prevent damage from the storm.
South Atlantic Conservation Blueprint October 2022
South Atlantic Blueprint October newsletter: Southeast Conservation Blueprint 2022 is now available, the final South Atlantic newsletter.
Wildlife Management Institute Outdoor News Bulletin October 2022
Volume 76, Issue 10 | Published since 1946
Stream & Watershed Restoration Design & Implementation Workshop
Participants will learn about developing and implementing stream and watershed restoration programs at the district level. Restoration in watershed analysis context, and effective stream restoration programs will also be covered. Scheduled for May 2023, pending COVID.
