Category: TWS News

August 26, 2021

Apply for the Native Student Professional Development program

The Wildlife Society and its Native Peoples’ Wildlife Management Working Group are seeking students to apply for the 2021 Native Student Professional Development program! The program provides numerous benefits, including complimentary registrations...

August 24, 2021

Dennis Ferraro earns Conservation Education Award

From appearing on TV to teaching students to cultivating homegrown naturalists, Dennis Ferraro actively engages the public in wildlife conservation. These efforts have earned Ferraro, a professor of practice of...

August 24, 2021

Wildlife photo contest registration now open

Update: Due to an overwhelmingly positive response we have to close submissions early. Thank you to everyone who has submitted such great photos! Registration for this year’s virtual Wildlife Photo...

August 23, 2021

New wildlife policy intern joins TWS government affairs team

The Wildlife Society’s welcomes its fall 2021 Joe Burns Memorial Wildlife Policy Intern, Brielle Manzolillo, to TWS’ headquarters team. Brielle will enhance TWS’ policy resources, track and influence U.S. federal...

August 23, 2021

Wildlife biologists can learn from One Health

This article is part of a series focusing on topics addressed in upcoming TWS webinars. Hosted by TWS working groups, the monthly webinars engage wildlife professionals on a host of...

August 20, 2021

The June issue of the Wildlife Society Bulletin

The Wildlife Society Bulletin is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published four times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management and...

August 19, 2021

Wildlife Vocalizations: Megan Helsel

Wildlife Vocalizations is a collection of short personal perspectives from people in the field of wildlife sciences. The biggest lesson that life has taught me is that “if it doesn’t...

August 17, 2021

Oklahoma wildlife agency wins Diversity Award

Getting inner city children interested in fishing and the great outdoors sometimes just requires the right bait. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s bait wasn’t worms or insects, but NBA...

August 16, 2021

Helping Texas kangaroo rats and livestock coexist

Little is known about how the Texas kangaroo rat uses the landscape, but that could be critical information for conserving the species, which is on the state list of threatened...

August 16, 2021

Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem inspires wildlife students

Eighteen TWS students, along with their professional instructors, were determined not to let the pandemic derail another potentially life-changing event. The crew of 24 landed in Salt Lake City in...