Month: March 2016

March 29, 2016

Wildlife profession to benefit from increased collaboration

A new Memorandum of Understanding between the leaders of four parties – government agencies and nonprofits, including TWS – paves the way for increased cooperation between fish and wildlife professionals. The...

March 28, 2016

Distinguished TWS members commended for service

Nominations for the 2016 Distinguished Service Award will be accepted through May 1. Click on the link above to visit the Distinguished Service Award webpage, or visit wildlife.org/awards to learn...

March 28, 2016

Damage management concepts posed in OSU animal science talk

On March 4, as the guest lecturer on “Contentious Social Issues in Animal Sciences” at Oregon State University, I discussed damage management as an important component of wildlife management. Most...

March 28, 2016

Why does WNS affect American bats more than European bats?

White-nose syndrome doesn’t always kill bats. Though massive numbers of the flying mammals have been wiped out from the fungal disease in North America, many European species show a higher...

March 25, 2016

Wildlife funding could better prioritize recovery

Some threatened and endangered species would be better off if Congress would show them the money rather than allocating funding to other species that don’t need it as much, a...

March 25, 2016

BLM releases policy to prevent disease in bighorn sheep

Separation is the best management to conserve bighorn sheep in areas of domestic sheep grazing, according to a new interspecies management policy by the Bureau of Land Management. The agency...

March 24, 2016

TWS works to bridge gap between science and management

Many different perspectives on the divide between natural resources science and management were examined at a recent workshop titled Barriers and Bridges in Reconnecting Natural Resources Science and Management. This...

March 24, 2016

Off-road vehicles bother American oystercatchers

American oystercatchers deal with constant noise from traffic on Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina where they nest. Boats chug in the water nearby, ATVs make a ruckus and...

March 24, 2016

Nonnative mountain goats expanding in Yellowstone

Goats are coming around the mountains of Yellowstone, according to a new study that shows the introduced animals have expanded their range in the area. But the jury is still...

March 24, 2016

Flexibility the focus of BLM proposed planning revision

Landscape-scale planning, adaptability and public input are key components of the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed planning process update – the first major overhaul to their resource management planning regulations...