Month: November 2015

Leading by Example. This is the tagline given to an initiative launched in 2014 by former TWS President Bruce Leopold and TWS Chief Operating Officer Ed Thompson. Aptly named The...

The Invasive Species Act received Royal Assent on November 3, after passing through the Ontario legislature on October 21. The act creates a framework to identify invasive species and mechanisms for...

Hunting alone may not be enough to control the growth of the non-migratory Canada goose population in Connecticut, according to a new study. Michael Conover, lead author of a study...

The Wildlife Society recently signed-on to a letter in support of the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act (WDFA) (S. 235, H.R. 167), a bipartisan bill aimed at dealing with the difficult...

A group of 23 enthusiastic students from the University of North Dakota’s TWS student chapter met with TWS council members including Past President Rick Baydack, current President Gary Potts and...

Despite the apathetic look of the animals surrounding our small tour bus, we walked slowly to the open front door, one at a time, to take a few photos of...

A couple of degrees of difference can make a huge difference when it comes to the survival of lizards in a changing climate, according to new research. “While a two-degrees...

On 2 November the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2494, the “Global Anti-Poaching Act”. The bill passed by voice vote after 23 minutes of speeches in favor of the...

The Northeast Section of the The Wildlife Society, in cooperation with Castleton State College and the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, will be hosting our 8th annual 2-week Wildlife...

The tiny spruce beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis) has been blamed for an increase in forest fires in Colorado, but new research shows the critters aren’t necessarily at fault. As part of...