Month: May 2016

May 4, 2016

Misconceptions, challenges of wildlife biology profession

One thing sportsmen should know about wildlife biologists is that they aren’t out of touch with hunters and landowners — they just simply ­cannot be everywhere all the time, according...

May 4, 2016

Wild leopards less abundant than thought

While researchers previously assumed leopards are abundant in the wild as a result of their adaptability, new research suggests this may not be the case. In what’s believed to be...

May 3, 2016

2016 TWS Leadership Institute participants announced

Congratulations to the participants who have been chosen for the 2016 TWS Leadership Institute! These promising early-career wildlife professionals, selected from a competitive pool of applicants, will participate in a...

May 2, 2016

The Wildlife Professional’s special issue on State Wildlife Action Plans now online

The Cost of Conservation — Priceless A few years ago, an advertising campaign for a credit card company featured a series of commercials with the heart-warming theme, the best things...

May 2, 2016

Critical habitat designation not warranted for bat species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided not to designate critical habitat for the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) under the Endangered Species Act, according to an agency press...