Month: October 2016

It’s been a busy year for the Conservation Affairs Network, with TWS organizational units engaging in several issues, spanning from establishing feral cat task forces, lead ammunition workshops, Mexican wolf...

Tammy Colt, a wildlife diversity biologist for the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s southwest region and a TWS member, recently took on a new volunteer role as a board member of the...

With nearly 70 percent of U.S. land owned by private individuals and entities, it’s clear that conservation work must include private landowners. The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program is...

Just the thought of a packed week of plenaries, contributed papers, field trips, presentations and more is exhausting. But wildlifers know how to work hard and party just as hard,...

Gary Potts’ presidency came to a triumphant close this morning as he handed the gavel to the incoming TWS President, Bruce Thompson. In an emotional reflection on his time as...

While students might have an idea of what their dream position is in the wildlife field, they may need a little extra help getting to that position. This was the...

The University of Georgia became the 2016 Quiz Bowl champion after battling it out with the home team, North Carolina State University at the TWS conference in Raleigh, North Carolina,...

You may know for sure that you want a career in wildlife, but you might not be so sure about which road you should take when looking for careers after...

News about Cecil, the Southwest African lion that was hunted and killed in Zimbabwe last year, brought on a slew of public backlash. The animal made headlines throughout North American...

This year’s Women of Wildlife symposium held on Monday afternoon during TWS’ 23rd Annual Conference focused the spotlight on women and minorities in the wildlife sciences. A standing-room-only crowd turned...