Tag: TWS2015

November 2, 2015

Monitoring Beaver Restoration One Dam at a Time

It’s been about four years since Pierre Bolduc invited a new squatter to live on his land, and he couldn’t be more pleased with the results. Looking out the window...

October 23, 2015

Wildlife Services Develops a New Toxin for Feral Swine

Feral swine are one of the most difficult invasive species to eradicate in North America. The pigs (Sus scrofa), first introduced from Europe, are intelligent enough to avoid many traps...

October 22, 2015

Wildlifers Help Develop a Center for Wolf Research and Education in Canada

The Wildlife Society conference attendees helped Spirit Way, Inc. — a community-based organization comprised of volunteers working to make Thompson, Manitoba the “Wolf Capital of the World” — in their...

October 21, 2015

Making Connections at the Student-Professional Networking Event

Hundreds of students and wildlife professionals came together Monday night at the Student-Professional Networking Event at The Wildlife Society’s 2015 Annual Conference in Winnipeg. “I’m here to see what everyone...

October 21, 2015

Wildlife Services on Tackling Invasive Snakes, Teaching Geese to Dodge Planes

Wildlife professionals need to have a host of tricks up their sleeves to limit human-wildlife conflicts. In the case of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services Agency, these tricks...

October 20, 2015

A Night at the Museum Sees TWS Invasion

Biologists, wildlife managers, students and researchers descended on the Manitoba Museum in droves last night for the Night at the Museum Networking Event of the 2015 Conference of The Wildlife...

October 19, 2015

Students Learn About Careers, Get Advice from Professionals

Students filled the room at the Careers with U.S. Forest Service and Wildlife Services event to hear straight from the source what it’s like to work for the two federal...

October 19, 2015

Wildlife Connections the Theme of Packed Plenary Event

Rick Baydack, president of The Wildlife Society, kicked off the plenary at The Wildlife Society’s 22nd Annual Conference in Winnipeg, by bringing up the theme of his leadership tenure: Why...