In the News

Authors

• Jason Matthews, U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceFollow
• Joe N. Caudell, Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Date of this Version

Fall 2019

Document Type

Article

Citation

Human–Wildlife Interactions (Fall 2019) 13(2): article 5 

doi: 10.26077/qjrn-5236 

Special topic: Commensal vertebrate pests

Comments

United States government work. Public domain

Abstract

Wildlife cause game delays

Wildlife can often be disruptive in urban areas when they attend organized events.

Wildlife–vehicle collisions in national parks

Worldwide, national parks, wildlife preserves, and other conservation areas are designed to protect wildlife and the habitats on which they rely.

Mountain goats on Mount Evans

Travelers ascending the Mount Evans Scenic Byway, the highest paved road in the United States, received a warning from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) about unnatural behavior of mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus; Figure 1) motorists might encounter along the route.

Human–bear conflicts in Slovenia

After the World War II, brown bears (Ursus arctos; Figure 2) in Solvenia risked extinction, but recent efforts to rewild some parts of Europe have resulted in expanding populations of bears in many European countries.

Wallabies in New Zealand

Reports of increasing wallaby (Macropodidae) populations have farmers in some parts of New Zealand worried that the nonnative marsupial will wreak havoc on rural farming communities.

Wildlife feeding ban in Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has proposed expanding a current ban on feeding black bears (Ursus americanus) and elk (Cervus canadensis) to include white-tailed deer (Odocoileus americanus) and wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo).

Alligator in Florida home

In late May 2019, an American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis; Figure 3) broke through a ground-level window in a woman’s home and ransacked her kitchen, according to a local NBC station in Clearwater, Florida, USA.