Tag: TWS Member

January 8, 2019

TWS member shares her journey to wildlife biology

TWS member Asia Murphy knew she wanted to study wildlife since she was a child, when she watched nature documentaries on television. As a wildlife biologist, she has studied a...

November 27, 2018

Sustainable Forestry Initiative honors TWS member

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc., has named TWS member Brian J. Kernohan the recipient of the 2018 SFI Leadership in Conservation Award. The award, announced at the SFI Annual Conference,...

June 1, 2018

Talk of releasing orphaned grizzly cubs raises concerns

After lifting a ban on releasing orphaned black bears (Ursus americanus) into the wild, Alberta Environment and Parks continues to pursue the question of also lifting a ban against returning...

January 26, 2018

TWS member helps relocate caribou

Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) used to be abundant around Lake Superior, but lately they were in need of some help in order to repopulate. Earlier this month, the Ontario government, including...

December 4, 2017

TWS member’s loon study featured in Washington Post

TWS member Tiffany Grade’s Journal of Wildlife Management study on lead tackle and loon deaths in has been featured in the Washington Post. A biologist with the Loon Preservation Committee,...

October 21, 2016

TWS member becomes land trust board member

Tammy Colt, a wildlife diversity biologist for the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s southwest region and a TWS member, recently took on a new volunteer role as a board member of the...

August 17, 2016

TWS member monitors grizzly bears with camera traps

In an effort to monitor grizzly bear populations in national parks, researchers placed remote cameras throughout the Rocky Mountains. In a recent study published in Biological Conservation, TWS member Robin...

July 21, 2016

TWS member helps imperiled Indochinese leopards

It’s a hot summer day and Jan Kamler is about to set out on the rugged, hilly terrains of Malaysia where he will spend two weeks scouring the region for...

April 19, 2016

TWS member earns conservation award

Thomas Decker, a member of The Wildlife Society, chair of The Wildlife Professional’s editorial advisory board, and former TWS Northeast Section representative recently received the Robert McDowell Award for Conservation...

November 23, 2015

TWS Member Receives National Park Service Award

Steve Windels, a wildlife biologist at Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota and a member of The Wildlife Society, recently received the 2014 National Park Service’s Director’s Award for Natural Resource...