Program Term Archive
Terrestrial Wildlife
The Case of the Green Turtle: An Uncensored History of a Conservation Icon
Terrestrial WildlifeWhen it comes to charismatic ocean species, sea turtles share the spotlight with magnificent marine mammals. However, the seven threatened and endangered species of sea turtles swimming the oceans are...
Conference Explores Promising Prospects for Wildlife Fertility Control
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Wild Horse Symposium and 7th International Conference on Fertility Control in Wildlife was held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, from August 29 to September 1. Researchers from around the world discussed...
Detecting Hellbenders Using eDNA in Samples of Stream Water
Terrestrial WildlifeThe eastern hellbender is a large, aquatic salamander that historically occurred throughout much of the eastern United States. Research has suggested that once abundant hellbenders, which eat crayfish and live...
Failing the American Lion
Terrestrial WildlifeIntroductionMountain lions were once acknowledged as great hunters and revered as symbols of bravery and strength. But as Europeans settled across the continent, the indigenous peoples’ respect was replaced with...
Live Trade Shortens Lizard Lives
Terrestrial WildlifeEndangered animals are being scooped up in alarming numbers to serve as pets. Many of them, sadly, do not long survive the transition into captivity. A new scientific analysis of...
Rare Species Getting Caught in the Web
Terrestrial WildlifeConservation organizations are warning that the Internet is driving unprecedented levels of illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife parts—$7.8 to $10 billion annually, according to the research group, Global Financial...
Scotts Reaps Record Fine for Sowing Toxic Bird Seed
Terrestrial WildlifeThe ScottsMiracle-Gro Company was ordered in September to pay $12.5 million in civil and criminal fines and perform community service in connection with eleven criminal violations of the Federal Insecticide,...
Shots in the Dark Undermine Red Wolf Recovery
Terrestrial WildlifeOnly about 100 or so wild red wolves (Canis rufus) are known to exist—all in eastern North Carolina, where a population was reintroduced in 1987 from a captive-breeding program after...
Sierra Club Condemns Body-Gripping Traps
Terrestrial WildlifeOn May 19, 2012, the Sierra Club national board of directors adopted a new “Policy on Trapping of Wildlife.” The policy is perhaps the strongest statement issued to date by...
The Élan of Extinction: Elite Seek Status Symbols to Die For
Terrestrial WildlifeAccording to recent surveys, the primary consumers of rare animal parts may not be who we thought they were. Surveys conducted across 15 Asian urban areas by a consortium of...