National Zoo nutritionist to reflect on exotic species, career firsts at WSU’s Halver Lecture
As senior nutritionist for the National Zoo, Mike Maslanka solves diet-related riddles in a world of amazing species.
Conservation
Observing thousands of wild species, Wildlife Society student chapter tops ‘BioBlitz’ challenge
WSU student chapter gains recognition for their observation of thousands of species in citizen science challenge.
‘Bear butter’: In Glacier National Park, scientists study tiny moths as rich food source for grizzlies
A grizzly bear and cub forage for army cutworm moths in Glacier Park. Grizzlies eat up to 90 pounds of food every day to bulk up for winter, and the moths offer a rich source…
CAHNRS Coug Connections: Claudia Kightlinger
Each week, we showcase one of our CAHNRS Ambassadors, a student leadership organization that encourages students to pursue higher education and serves as a liaison between the college and the greater community. This week, we’re featuring Claudia Kightlinger, a junior from San Diego, Calif. What are you studying? I’m majoring in Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Sciences with a minor in […]
Authors to discuss, where does nature’s wisdom lie?
How do we define nature, wilderness and conservation? Are our ideas about nature outdated? What lessons can evolution offer for modern agriculture? Are we “fueling a biotechnological bubble” by ignoring ecologically inspired ways to improve agriculture?
WSU Monarch Butterfly Project Underway with Help from Washington State Penitentiary Offenders
WALLA WALLA, Wash.—Gilbert London stands in front of a blue plastic food-storage barrel converted into a Monarch butterfly-rearing cage. Inside, roughly two dozen opaque-green chrysalises hang from milkweed plants like living jewels. In roughly 10 days, the chrysalises London helped to raise will yield the iconic adult butterflies with orange-and-black wings. He and five other […]
Forecast on Columbia Basin Long-Term Water Needs Focus of Workshops
OLYMPIA, Wash. – How much water will be needed to support communities, farms and fish in the Columbia Basin and where it will come from is the focus of a near-final report from the Washington Department of Ecology’s Office of Columbia River.
Let the Buyer Beware
Those of us who have been around the block a few times will remember the last time gasoline hit $4 per gallon a new industry sprang up. Drivers could buy magnets to attach to fuel lines to allegedly boost a car’s gas mileage by 20 or even 30 percent.
Saving Resources with New Ideas
It’s difficult to know how to compare enormous disasters with one another. What has been unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico is often called the “greatest environmental disaster” we’ve faced as a nation.
Dog Access Restricted in WSU Arboretum and Wildlife Conservation Center
PULLMAN, Wash. – Rover and research do not mix – especially in a university facility dedicated to wildlife conservation and science.