Dear Colleagues:
Below is a link to an outreach paper that Deb and I recently published in the Wildlife Professional. We wrote this paper in general prose for field biologists to familiarize them with ranaviruses. There’s also a plug for the 2013 Ranavirus Symposium and the GRC. This article is open access so please feel free to share with biologists in your region.
All the Best---
Matt
http://news.wildlife.org/twp/2013-spring/the-rise-of-ranavirus/
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Subject: Ready for the spring issue of The Wildlife Professional?
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The Wildlife Professional<http://www.info.wildlife.org/l.jsp?d=7823.324768.825.9Z_4H3e9W7MW3jrYfsiXXcA..A> | Spring | 2013
The spring 2013 issue of The Wildlife Professional mails in a few days. In this issue, we examine the role of the Endangered Species Act, which turns 40 this year, and revisit some notable milestones that helped define this critical law. We also explore the realities of wolf recovery, the harmful effects of rodenticides on illegal marijuana crops, the emergence of deadly ranavirus on ectothermic vertebrate species, the return of a rare Tanzanian toad, and more.
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Open-access Articles in this Issue
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A Timeline of Trials and Triumphs<http://www.info.wildlife.org/l.jsp?d=7823.324770.825.9Z_4H3e9W7MW3jrYfsiXXcA..A>
We review some key moments in the history of the ESA, a law that has done much to help protect vulnerable species and prevent extinctions. We also look at some defining cases and challenges that illustrate how the ESA may sometimes conflict with industry or politics.
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State Perspectives on the ESA<http://www.info.wildlife.org/l.jsp?d=7823.324771.825.9Z_4H3e9W7MW3jrYfsiXXcA..A>
When managing a listed species, states must navigate federal regulations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service, the agencies that administer the ESA. This can lead to great success and also occasional strife over red tape, jurisdiction, and litigation.
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The Challenge of Wolf Recovery<http://www.info.wildlife.org/l.jsp?d=7823.324772.825.9Z_4H3e9W7MW3jrYfsiXXcA..A>
Renowned wolf biologist L. David Mech explores the largely successful recovery of wolves, their science-based management, and some of the controversy surrounding delistings and management of this charismatic predator.
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Silent Forests?<http://www.info.wildlife.org/l.jsp?d=7823.324773.825.9Z_4H3e9W7MW3jrYfsiXXcA..A>
Researchers in California have found that anticoagulant rodenticides used on illegal marijuana crops are killing fishers and other wildlife in national forests and elsewhere. Since 2008, necropsies and toxicology screens on 58 fishers have shown that nearly 80 percent of them had been exposed to the poisons.
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The Rise of Ranavirus<http://www.info.wildlife.org/l.jsp?d=7823.324774.825.9Z_4H3e9W7MW3jrYfsiXXcA..A>
Ranavirus is a pathogen that can sicken and kill amphibians, reptiles, and fish. Research suggests that the distribution, prevalence, and host range of ranavirus is increasing, and scientists are scrambling to learn more about this potentially significant threat to herpetofaunal biodiversity.
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A Rewarding Road<http://www.info.wildlife.org/l.jsp?d=7823.324775.825.9Z_4H3e9W7MW3jrYfsiXXcA..A>
This article explores how biologists in state departments of transportation work closely with road engineers to help ensure that roads, bridges, and other such projects have minimal impacts on sensitive wildlife species and habitats.
Also in this Issue
How green roofs can serve as wildlife habitat; the role of sage-grouse as an umbrella species; becoming a Wyoming game warden; Mexican wolf recovery efforts; and more.
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