Tag: education

February 19, 2019

2019 Call for Abstracts now open!

The workshop, symposia and panel discussion proposals have been rolling in for a few months now, and now it’s your chance to submit an abstract for the first-ever joint conference...

February 1, 2019

One month left to submit conference proposals

This is an exciting year! The Wildlife Society and the American Fisheries Society will hold their first-ever joint conference in Reno, Nevada, Sept. 29–Oct. 3. Proposals for education and training programs,...

January 23, 2019

Over the past century, biology texts got the bugs out

Biology textbooks have changed over time, reflecting new discoveries and changes in society and the environment. But researchers recently found that introductory university textbooks today are leaving out an important...

December 14, 2018

2019 call for proposals open now

This is an exciting year! The Wildlife Society and the American Fisheries Society will hold their first-ever joint conference in Reno, Nevada, Sept. 29–Oct. 3, 2019. Proposals for education and...

November 20, 2018

UM Student Chapter expands education offerings

This article originally appears in the University of Montana Student Chapter’s September/October 2018 newsletter. A stuffed animal sits in a small mammal trap on the grounds of a local elementary...

March 15, 2018

2018 TWS Annual Conference: Call for Proposals closes March 21

Have you submitted your proposal for a workshop, symposium or panel discussion to be held at The Wildlife Society’s 25th Annual Conference? There’s just a few days left to do so!...

February 7, 2018

Bayer’s “Feed a Bee” funds Illinois college prairie

For over two years, a small liberal arts college in the suburbs of Chicago has been converting its campus to native prairie to nourish ecologically vital pollinators threatened by habitat...

January 18, 2018

At play, Native American kids show deeper ecological knowledge

Can playtime tell us how young children see wildlife and the environment? A study of Midwestern preschoolers found Native American children were more likely than others to roleplay as animals...

November 14, 2017

2018 Annual Conference Call for Proposals now open!

Click here to download the PDF call. The Wildlife Society will hold its 25th Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, October 7-11, 2018. Proposals for education and training programs including workshops,...

September 7, 2017

Conference registration deadline just days away

You’ve been hearing about The Wildlife Society’s 24th Annual Conference for many months, and now we are in the final days of registration. If you have not registered yet, you...