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The American woodcock is known for its dancing, not combat skills. But researchers at the University of Maine have captured what might be the first recorded instance of a ground-nesting bird defending itself against a deer.

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are opportunistic omnivores, occasionally eating eggs and even baby birds. American woodcock (<...

Members of The Wildlife Society have voted for Karl Martin as the new vice president after the 2026 election results have been tallied.

Angela Fuller was elected as the Northeast Representative, while Terry Riley was elected as the Central Mountains and Plains Representative.

The Wildlife Society would like to congratulate all candidates who ran for a position t...

Before Gabe Vasquez was spending his days on Capitol Hill working in hearings and introducing legislation, his childhood resembled that of many wildlifers.

The U.S. representative for New Mexico’s 2nd congressional district spent his time hunting and fishing with his grandfather in the Sierra Madre in Mexico, where he spent part of his childhood.

Like other wild...

Sometimes the birds that shine the brightest flame out the quickest. A new study published recently in Conservation Biology has revealed that colorful birds are more likely to be listed as endangered than drabber species. This finding is truer in some parts of the world than ...

At a tiny college in upstate New York, a group of students gathered in a dissecting lab. They were there to observe the careful unzipping of a beaver—dissections are an important educational experience that would bewilder a business or English major.

But for TWS student member Alyssa Ross, a rising junior at the State University of New York Purchase and aspiring wildli...