Month: March 2016

March 23, 2016

Jim Nichols reflects on winning TWS highest honor

Nominations for the Aldo Leopold Memorial Award and other awards will be accepted through May 1. Visit our general awards page to learn more about this and other awards. Jim Nichols,...

March 23, 2016

Madagascar pet trade threatens lemur populations

The illegal pet trade in Madagascar adds to threats lemurs face like habitat loss and climate change, according to a new study. “There was this big threat to lemurs that...

March 22, 2016

Reintroduced foxes don’t take completely to badlands

Swift foxes reintroduced to the badlands in South Dakota are struggling to adapt to some landscape features, though studies show healthy genetic diversity. “It’s very clear that the rugged terrain...

March 22, 2016

Drones more precise for seabird monitoring

Frigatebirds nesting on the ground among herbaceous vegetation in tropical areas or penguins in remote sub-Antarctic areas of Australia are difficult for some researchers to get to and monitor. But new...

March 21, 2016

What does it take to win Chapter of the Year?

Nominations for the 2016 Chapter and Student Chapter of the Year Awards will be accepted through May 1. Visit each award’s respective page on wildlife.org by clicking on them above,...

March 21, 2016

TWS issues testimony on Agriculture appropriations

As a part of TWS’ continual involvement in the federal appropriations process, the Society submitted written testimony to Congressional Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food Administration and Related Agencies in...

March 18, 2016

Budget hearing: NPS addresses maintenance backlog

As the appropriations season for fiscal year (FY) 2017 ramps up in Washington, Congressional subcommittees in both the House and Senate are holding hearings to discuss and dissect the president’s budget request....

March 18, 2016

Jays and crows are conservationists for trees

Crows and jays play a vital role in the conservation of some tree species, according to new research. Birds in the corvidae family hide seeds in small caches across the...

March 18, 2016

President Potts visits with student chapters

President Gary Potts traveled to the Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference in January which boasted over 1,200 total attendees, 40 percent of whom were students. He spent much of his...

March 17, 2016

North Carolina’s sky islands: A step up from the ordinary

Western North Carolina’s remaining red spruce (Picea rubens) and Fraser fir (Abies fraseri) forests compose one of the most imperiled ecosystems in the Southern Appalachians. A Pleistocene relict community, these...