Month: November 2016

November 23, 2016

California Chapter to host CWB® workshop

Certified Wildlife Biologist® workshop on December 3, 2016 The California Central Coast Chapter of TWS and the Western Section of TWS will be hosting a Certified Wildlife Biologist® workshop on...

November 23, 2016

Sowing seeds for pollinators

Pollinators at several special sites will be buzzing with excitement come spring thanks to wildflower plantings taking place this fall. As part of The Wildlife Society’s partnership with Feed a...

November 22, 2016

UNR Student Chapter promotes local engagement, diversity

Fall marks an exciting new beginning for the UNR Student Chapter and its new board. This year, the club’s goal is to increase membership through outreach and educational activities. The...

November 22, 2016

The smell of marine plastic may attract seabirds

A recent study from the University of California, Davis might help explain why some seabirds eat so much plastic debris. While it’s widely thought that birds visually mistake plastic for...

November 21, 2016

USFWS finalizes impact statement on eagle take permits

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) that analyzes the potential impacts of a proposed revision to bald and golden eagle take permits. Proposed...

November 21, 2016

JWM study: How much snow cover do female wolverines need?

Spring snow cover in northern Alberta has been decreasing for decades. This shift is generally not expected to bode well for cold-adapted wildlife, such as the elusive and charismatic wolverine...

November 21, 2016

Corridor protected for migrating mule deer

In a move to protect the farthest-migrating herd of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in the world, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission has acquired a parcel of land encompassing a...

November 18, 2016

Forward thinking earns McCullough Aldo Leopold Award

Progressive ideas are not always popular. Innovation can challenge existing institutions and is often met with scrutiny before being accepted by the masses. Dr. Dale McCullough believes he faced this...

November 18, 2016

Wildlife policy in the lame duck session

Following the election of President-elect Donald Trump and nearing the end of President Obama’s administration, Congress was back on Capitol Hill this week for the beginning of the “lame duck”...

November 17, 2016

WSB Study: How do brown-headed cowbirds pick nests to parasitize?

Brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater) parasitize nests of songbirds by sneaking in, laying their eggs in the nest and watching as songbirds of another species raise the cowbird chicks as their...