Month: March 2016

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...