Month: June 2015

“Enlighten us, but make it quick.” — Ignite Imagine that you’re about to present a talk that shares your passion about a personal or professional wildlife-related experience to over 300...

Conservationists often struggle to institute affordable wildlife recovery plans that actually work, fully aware that success stories aren’t always the rule. But a new study published in Conservation Letters shows...

While the decline in honey bees (genus Apis) in the United States is widely known, prompting the government to put forth strategies to protect the species, the status of other...

In 2016, The Wildlife Society will be hosting one of the largest gatherings in North America of wildlife professionals, influencers, educators, students and supporters in North Carolina. The Society’s 23rd...

Offshore wind turbine construction may be too loud for seals to handle, according to new research. Researchers attached GPS devices to 24 harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in 2012 while offshore...

The Missouri Chapters of The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society joined forces this year to hold a joint spring student workshop on April 17 – 19 in St. Louis,...

Think you may have found a Texas tortoise but uncertain what to do? This video gives tips on identifying Texas tortoises (Gopherus berlandieri), a species listed as threatened by the...

The Nature Conservancy’s Davis Mountains Preserve in western Texas is undergoing a much needed forest thinning project, courtesy of a partnership between the Conservancy and the Texas A&M Forest Service,...

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a fatal neurological disease that affects white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and moose, was confirmed for the first time in a free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)...

According to a recent article in a series about career choices, students who want to study wildlife biology can look forward to a growing job market in Canada. Job prospects...