Month: January 2016

January 29, 2016

Mining deemed threat to Sage-Grouse; millions of acres withdrawn

In September 2015 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided to refrain from listing the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) under the Endangered Species Act. The decision was based in part...

January 29, 2016

TWS Texas Chapter involved in rattlesnake working group

Gassing – a method of luring rattlesnakes for capture used in popular rattlesnake roundups – has garnered the participation of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society in a working...

Ken Williams
January 29, 2016

Thoughts from the Executive Director

In my three years as Executive Director for the Society, I have spent a fair amount of time in our archival files to get a better sense about issues and...

January 28, 2016

Five Spots Open for Wildlife Field Course

*All spots have been filled The Northeast Section of The Wildlife Society, in cooperation with Castleton State College and the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, will be hosting our...

January 28, 2016

Cal Poly Student Chapter to Host TWS Conclave for First Time

The Cal Poly State University Student Chapter of TWS, in cooperation with the Western Section of TWS, will be hosting a TWS Western Student Conclave March 24-27, 2016 in San...

January 28, 2016

Annual Report Shows Slow Progress for Caribou Conservation

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) released their annual report on protection and recovery efforts for the woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou). The report cited that conservation efforts across...

January 28, 2016

Hydroelectric Dam Demolition Helps American Dippers

Breaking the barriers for salmon may lead quickly to a healthier bird population, at least as far as dam removal is concerned. Recent research examined the effect that removing a...

January 27, 2016

Uncertainty Is Information, Too —
from The Wildlife Professional

The Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative (GCPO) faces the difficult task of designing and conserving landscapes in hardwood forests of the south-central United States. Their challenge is...

January 27, 2016

Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act Passed by Senate Committee

On Capitol Hill, Congress is at work on a set of bills that will impact recreational hunting, fishing, shooting, and other outdoor activities. The Senate Committee on Environment and Public...

January 27, 2016

Red-cockadeds Peck Their Way Through N.C. Longleaf Pines

About the size of a bluebird, the federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker is approximately 7 inches long, with black and white horizontal stripes across its back. The red-cockaded woodpecker’s most distinguishing...