Tag: Arkansas

October 17, 2022

Crawfish frogs are declining in Arkansas

Large amounts of crawfish frogs seemed to be dying, and researchers weren’t sure why. Chelsea Kross, a quantitative ecologist at the Illinois Natural History Museum, and her colleagues had conducted...

February 2, 2022

Human presence keeps armadillos up at night

Proximity to humans may be turning armadillos into night owls. Nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus)—the only armadillo species found in the United States—are distributed widely across southern states. They are also...

April 22, 2019

TWS member recognized for work on AR waterfowl and wetlands

TWS member Lorne Green received the George H. Dunklin Jr. Arkansas Waterfowl and Wetland Management Award for his forest management work with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Established in...

September 28, 2016

Arkansas call for student chapter funding requests

The Arkansas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, in order to promote professional development of student members, created the Student Activities Fund. Each year, student chapters may request funds from the...

July 11, 2016

Michigan expands CWD management zone

The spread of chronic wasting disease — a deadly neurological disease in deer and other cervids — into more counties in Michigan has caused the Michigan Natural Resources Commission to...

March 4, 2016

TWS member wins Refuge Manager of the Year award

Longtime member of The Wildlife Society Keith Weaver was recently recognized as Refuge Manager of the Year after committing over 30 years to working with national wildlife refuges. “When I...