Month: December 2014

White Deer
December 22, 2014

Future Unknown for Isolated White Deer

Citizens express concern for the future of 200 white deer, not albino, fenced in a 10,000-acre area around the Seneca Army base in the Finger Lakes District of New York....

Teal landing on seasonal wetland on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge
December 22, 2014

New Policy Resource: Policy Priority Reference Lists

Members of The Wildlife Society can now readily locate published science pertaining to TWS’ ten policy priorities through our new Policy Priority Reference Lists. The Policy Priority Reference Lists are a resource...

Health and Disease
December 22, 2014

From Wildlife to Livestock — and Vice Versa

From the winter issue of The Wildlife Professional. An open-access article written in collaboration with the Wildlife Disease Association — a premier partner of The Wildlife Society. DISEASE TRANSMISSION CREATES...

Comments Sought on Draft EIS for Feral Swine Damage Control
December 22, 2014

Comments Sought on Draft EIS for Feral Swine Damage Control

Feral swine have greatly expanded their range over the last 30 years. At the same time, the annual estimated damage they cause, plus the costs of control, has risen to...

Mallards
December 19, 2014

President Signs Duck Stamp Price Increase into Law

Over 550 letters from The Wildlife Society members sent to Senators urged them to pass a bill to increase the price of Duck Stamps from $15 to $25. The Senate...

Birds
December 19, 2014

Avian Influenza Confirmed in Wild Birds in Washington State

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic (HPAI) H5 avian influenza in wild birds in Whatcom County,...

Perth Zoo numbats
December 19, 2014

Captive Marsupials Released into the Wild

Perth Zoo recently released 14 zoo-born numbats (Myrmecobius fasciatus), also called banded anteaters, into Dryandra Woodland in Western Australia as part of an ongoing effort to bolster wild populations of...

Cedar Mountain Wild Horse Gather
December 18, 2014

Controversy over the Management of Horses

Controversy over the management of feral horses and burros has heightened with Wyoming suing the federal government and the Western Governors’ Association issuing a resolution on the topic this month....

Marmot
December 18, 2014

Learn and Network: Biometrics Working Group

The Wildlife Society’s Biometrics Working Group promotes the development and application of biometrical methods in the study and management of wildlife resources. The working group provides a forum for TWS...

European grey wolf from Slovenia
December 18, 2014

Large Carnivores Make a Voracious Comeback in Europe

The recovery of lynx, brown bears, and grey wolves in a continent that has seen hundreds of years of development is showing that humans may not have to keep out...