Tag: social media

quentin hays
December 2, 2022

Student’s snake discovery becomes an Internet sensation

Coming across a Northern pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) is a pretty rare event, so it’s easy to understand wildlife enthusiast Christian Cave’s excitement when he came across one in southern...

March 10, 2022

Tourist photos help wildlife conservation

If you’re going on a vacation, you may be able to help researchers collect important information about endangered species. Researchers have trained computers to search social media and find photos...

May 29, 2020

Can internet memes help conserve uncharismatic wildlife?

When researcher Magdalena Lenda was spending long evenings at Australian University, far from her home in Poland, she often waited for her family back home to wake up so she...

March 23, 2020

Amid pandemic, social media fills with false wildlife news

Perhaps looking for an upside to COVID-19, social media has been filling with incredible tales of wildlife recovery due to the pandemic. Swans have returned to Venice. Dolphins are swimming...

October 24, 2019

Are social media influencers getting too close to wildlife?

A growing number of social media accounts have attracted big followings by featuring influencers getting too close to wildlife and engaging in practices that can be dangerous to both the...

July 24, 2018

Session of the Week: 21st century wildlife outreach

Registration for The Wildlife Society’s 25th Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, is now open! Visit twsconference.org for details, or register now by logging in to Your Membership and clicking on the Conference tab. We’re now...

May 10, 2018

Tweeting helps scientists get cited

You don’t have to be a celebrity — or a president — to benefit from a social media presence. Researchers recently found that scientists can likely boost the number of...

December 6, 2017

Researchers find climate denial blogs lack science

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) have long been a “poster species” for climate change, but researchers looking into global warming skepticism say that has also made them the target of global...

July 21, 2017

More workshops at the TWS Annual Conference

The Wildlife Society’s 24th Annual Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico is closer than you think, so it’s time to start getting excited about some workshop opportunities in store. In a...