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Cooperator Science Series - USFWS

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The purpose of the Cooperator Science Series is to facilitate the archiving and retrieval of research project reports resulting primarily from investigations supported by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), particularly the Office of Conservation Investment. The online format was selected to provide immediate access to science reports.

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Outdoor News Bulletin - WMI

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Distributed once a month, the Outdoor News Bulletin is published by the Wildlife Management Institute and covers key issues and updates on wildlife and natural resource management. One article in the bulletin each month features articles from Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units.

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Notes From The Field: Wintering Rosy-Finches

Notes From The Field: Wintering Rosy-Finches

"Notes from the Field” are contributed articles that highlight current banding projects and the continued importance of bird banding. This article...

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Proactive Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation in South Carolina

Proactive Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation in South Carolina

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), Clemson University, and Dr. Luke Bower with the South Carolina Cooperative Research Unit have...

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Protecting Tennessee’s Native Bass Heritage

Protecting Tennessee’s Native Bass Heritage

USGS researchers at the Tennessee Cooperative Fishery Research Unit (TNCFRU), The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), Tennessee Tech...

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Amphibian Week with USGS: Science for Healthy Habitats

Amphibian Week with USGS: Science for Healthy Habitats

Amphibians (frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians) are key contributors to healthy ecosystems and important indicators of environmental...

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What Duck Movement Tells Us About Bird Flu Risk

What Duck Movement Tells Us About Bird Flu Risk

Researchers at the Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are examining the short-distance movements birds make outside of migration. The...

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USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center at the 2026 Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference

USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center at the 2026 Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference

USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center (EESC) researchers are presenting findings of scientific studies at the 81st Annual Northeast Fish & Wildlife...

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Spring 2026 Highlights from EESC’s Disease Decision Analysis and Research Group

Spring 2026 Highlights from EESC’s Disease Decision Analysis and Research Group

The Disease Decision Analysis and Research (DDAR) group is a multi-disciplinary team based out of the Eastern Ecological Science Center whose...

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USGS Scientists to Lead Decision Science Session at North American Conference

USGS Scientists to Lead Decision Science Session at North American Conference

USGS scientists from the Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (CRU) program are leading a special session at the 91st North American Wildlife...

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Finding and defending grassland cores using spatial covariance

Finding and defending grassland cores using spatial covariance

Grassland ecosystems continue to lose ecological integrity as woody plants invade and fragment habitat. This talk demonstrates how spatial covariance...

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Trees Act Their Size, Not Their Age

Trees Act Their Size, Not Their Age

Red spruce forests, once widespread across the central and southern Appalachians, now persist only in scattered fragments on mountaintops. Researchers...

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Fishing in Nervous Waters: Using Science to Address Uncertainty in Steelhead Fisheries

Fishing in Nervous Waters: Using Science to Address Uncertainty in Steelhead Fisheries

This story was first published by The Wildlife Management Institute Outdoors News Bulletin (ONB) on September 17, 2025. USGS researchers at the Idaho...

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