In the Press

Tourists on African River

Deadly Disease Detected at Grand Canyon

Newsweek (09 Jul 2025)

Vampire bats’ mutual grooming helps spread innovative rabies vaccine

Science (03 Jul 2025)

With Good Reason: Wildlife Helpline

With Good Reason Radio (27 Jun 2025)

Researchers find cases of hantavirus in mice increased in Virginia

Radio IQ (23 Jun 2025)

Wildlife Vocalizations: Johny Tzib

The Wildlife Society (13 Jun 2025)

Rare Falcons Make a Coastal Comeback

3NEWS (03 Jun 2025)

Episode 10: Coyote Ugly-Predator, Prey & the Truth in Between

Forgotten Fields Project (15 April 2025)

In Memoriam: Christopher Vandergoot

Fisheries (10 April 2025)

New Groundbreaking Conservation: Successful Reintroduction of the Reticulated Flatwood Salamander

Outdoor News Bulletin (Mar 2025)

Young Mako Shark Travels 750 Miles, Offering Hope For Conservation Efforts

Forbs (15 Dec 2024)

Hellbenders Proposed for Endangered Species List

Roanoke Times (14 Dec 2024)

The US island ruled by alien snakes and spiders

BBC (31 Oct 2024)

New Hampshire Fish and Game hires its first female executive director

New Hampshire Bulletin (30 Aug 2024)

Study Examines Diversity in, Barriers to Wildlife Viewing

Diverse (12 Aug 2024)

This ‘ruthless’ snake regularly bites off more than it can chew

Science (19 Aug 2024)

270 - Fisheries genetics, from the early days to now, ...

The Fisheries Podcast (3 Aug 2024)

For Translocated Florida Tortioses, Survival is Troublingly Low

The Wildlife Society (08 Jul 2024)

TWS Welcomes Leadership Institute Class of 2024

The Wildlife Society (16 May 2024)

North America's bird population is seeing quick declines

radio IQ | wvtf (22 Feb 2024)

The remote island where giant tortoises clear runways for albatrosses

BBC (20 Feb 2024)

How Virginia Tech researchers are combatting wildlife trafficking around the globe

CBS 6 News-Richmond (7 Feb 2024)

John Copeland earns 2023 Community Conservation & Service Award

New River Conservancy (29 Jan 2024)

Virginia Tech expert gives tips to Virginia residents to help prevent decline of bird populations

ABC 8 News-Richmond (29 Jan 2024)

All about the Canada Goose

Virginia Living (17 Jan 2024)

TWS 2023: Helping return eastern box turtles to the wild

The Wildlife Society (16 Jan 2024)

Bird feeding is not just for the birds but may be good for the human soul, too, researchers say

Fox News (11 Dec 2023)

Bird Feeding Benefits People as much as Birds

Earth.com (05 Dec 2023)

Rabies-infected Vampire Bats may Extend their Habitat into the U.S.

Earth.com (28 Nov 2023)

Plant Seeds are Stuck

The Atlantic (5 Nov 2023)

Virginia Tech Research Vital to Future of Flounder

WXFR (18 Oct 2023)

Bird Biodiversity Reports Reflect Cities’ Redlined Past

Eos (5 October 2023)

Cannibalistic Dads May Be Contributing to Hellbender Salamander Declines

Scientific American (1 October 2023)

Staying Honest and True: For a Person of Color, Raised in Appalachia, the Path to Becoming a Wildlife Professional can be a Winding One

Wildlife Professional (September/October 2023)

Hellbent on Conservation: Biologist Wade a 'Never Ending Stream of Challenges' to Conserve at-risk Hellbenders

Wildlife Professional (September/October 2023)

This Snake Species Has Been Missing in Virginia for 30 Years

Sierra: The Magazine of the Sierra Club (22 August 2023)

Mining company is asking state regulators to allow changes to selenium monitoring

Radio IQ/NPR (22 August 2023)

Researchers hope to better understand how to reduce spread of chronic wasting disease in deer

Radio IQ/NPR (15 Aug 2023)

How This 87-Foot Sailing Yacht Is Helping to Protect Endangered White Sharks

Robb Report (04 Aug 2023)

Freshwater mussels released in Reston | ECO9

WUSA9-Washington (27 July 2023)

This freshwater fish is facing an identity crisis

SCIENCELINE (24 July 2023)

Virginia Tech professor unlocks new understanding of giant salamander

WDBJ7-Roanoke (20 July 2023)

How to track animal of legend? Look to the poop

UC News (18 July 2023)

Virginia forests might be a last hope for Hellbender salamanders

RADIO IQ/WVTF (19 July 2023)

How Far Will Salmon Swim for a Craft Beer?

Smithsonian MAGAZINE (13 July 2023)

Protect your garden from hungery deer

The Charlotte Gazette (8 July 2023)

Three professional societies unite on National Science Foundation grant in effort to increase access and inclusivity in ornithology

EurikaAlert|AAAS (16 May 2023)

After taking over Fort Wool, seabird colony at Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel to get its own island

whro Public Media (15 May 2023)

Class of 2023 ready to change world, says soon-to-be Virginia Tech graduate

Roanoke Times (10 May 2023)

Understanding chronic wasting disease

Fox 5 Washington D.C. (26 Apr 2023)

Virginia Tech biologists researching bobcat habitats in Albemarle County

NBC29 (23 Apr 2023)

Scientists track bobcats in Virginia, hoping to protect them and other wildlife

NPR RADIO IQ

Salamander Dads Are Turning Into Cannibals, Threatening Species Survival

The New York Times (20 Apr 2023)

Uncovering Mediterranean white sharks with environmental DNA

Forbes (6 Apr 2023)

Activists spread misleading information to fight solar

NPR All Things Considered (16 May 2023)

The high-stakes scramble to save the Appalachian monkeyface mussel

National Geographic (18 Oct 2023)