Month: November 2015

While polar bears and other marine mammals may be suffering negative impacts from warming temperatures, new research suggests that other terrestrial animals in Artic regions are benefitting from the increased...

Giving Tuesday is a global day dedicated to inspiring everyone, everywhere to give back. So today The Wildlife Society is asking you to become one of 1,500 wildlife supporters who will Give...

Most of us are aware of “Black Friday” and, more recently, “Cyber Monday” where we’re encouraged to gift shop for the holidays. Giving Tuesday is a global day dedicated to...

It was about 100 degrees when Michelle Hockenbury flew out of Phoenix in mid-October to travel north. She was headed to Winnipeg, Manitoba, for The Wildlife Society’s 22nd Annual Conference...

North American river otter recovery in the Chicagoland area took a surprising leap forward this fall with the capture and release of an otter in southwest Cook County. A few...

The Missouri Western State University Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society was instrumental in organizing a deer hunt for people with disabilities earlier this month at the Squaw Creek National...

While human-influenced wetlands such as flooded rice fields and ponds are available to great egrets (Ardea alba) in Louisiana and South Carolina, they still prefer to forage in natural wetlands,...

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed the Sportsmen’s Act of 2015, S. 556, by a voice vote on November 19. The bill has received broad bipartisan support and...

On Nov. 12, the Michigan Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Commission presented its Award of Excellence to Pete Butchko, CWB® and Michigan TWS chapter member. The award was given in recognition...

Surveillance and old-fashioned detective work are helping researchers track down suspects responsible for tiger losses in an Indian wildlife reserve. “Tiger mortality isn’t totally related to natural events,” said Paul...