Category: TWS News

January 17, 2019

New TWS awards recognize Pittman-Robertson funded projects

The Wildlife Society has established new awards to recognize outstanding wildlife projects. The  Wildlife Restoration Awards are supported by funding through the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration program and associated...

January 17, 2019

Authors recognized for outstanding publications

From topics on lesser prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) to northern goshawks (Accipiter gentilis), 15 wildlifers and authors took home the Wildlife Publications Award at the 2018 annual TWS conference in Cleveland,...

January 15, 2019

Texas Chapter issues position statement on captive cervids

In response to growing concerns by wildlife professionals regarding the negative biological impacts that the spread of diseases such as chronic wasting disease can have on native species like white-tailed...

January 14, 2019

North Central Section happenings – Part 2

This article originally appears in the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society’s Fall 2018 newsletter. The newsletter includes updates from the Ball State University, Purdue University and Southern Illinois...

January 14, 2019

Apply now for TWS Leadership Institute Class of 2019

The Wildlife Society is now accepting applications for the Leadership Institute Class of 2019. The deadline to submit applications is March 24 by 11:59 p.m. EST. Leadership Institute participants engage...

January 10, 2019

Florida student chapter is full steam ahead

The University of Florida Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society has experienced a sea of change during the 2018/2019 school year, under the leadership of its new president, Joanna Ennis,...

January 7, 2019

North Central Section happenings – Part 1

This article originally appears in the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society’s Fall 2018 newsletter. The newsletter includes updates from the Bemidji State University, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, University of...

January 4, 2019

Section and Chapter meetings in February

Sections, chapters, and working groups of The Wildlife Society hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meetings are currently scheduled during the month of February: February 4-6, 2019:...

January 4, 2019

Home-grown talent earns Chester Martin “Ding” Darling Memorial Award

Chester Martin and his twin brother Victor were only in junior high when they started sketching wildlife, getting inspiration from artists like Orville Rice, who illustrated the Texas Parks &...

2018 Leadership Institute program participants
January 3, 2019

Leading the pack: An insider’s experience at TWS’s Leadership Institute

This article originally appears in the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society’s Fall 2018 newsletter. The “why” is something I’ve struggled with for a few years. Why should I...