Month: January 2017

January 31, 2017

Irula snake trackers work to remove pythons from Everglades

Masi Sadaiyan and Vadivel Gopal have partnered with the University of Florida to catch invasive Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) in the Florida Everglades. The two men are from Southern India’s...

January 31, 2017

New interns join TWS Government Affairs & Partnerships program

This month, two new interns joined The Wildlife Society Government Affairs & Partnerships program. Jamila Blake grew up in Tampa, Florida and graduated from the University of Delaware with a...

January 30, 2017

Sage grouse benefit from connected habitat

The current network of key sage grouse habitats has many important characteristics for maintaining populations, but if habitats are disconnected it could lead to regional loss of the species, according...

January 30, 2017

Read the new issues of JWM and Wildlife Monographs

Take advantage of your free access as a TWS member. The February issue of The Journal of Wildlife Management (Vol. 81.2) and the latest Wildlife Monograph (Vol 196.1) are now...

January 27, 2017

Apply now for TWS Leadership Institute!

The Wildlife Society is currently accepting applications for the Leadership Institute Class of 2017. Ten early-career professionals will receive leadership training, mentoring, and a travel grant to attend TWS’ Annual...

January 27, 2017

TWS to host workshop on role of professional development

The Wildlife Society—working with the American Fisheries Society, Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, U.S.G.S. Cooperative Research Units, and the Wildlife Management Institute—is hosting a workshop titled Bridging Science and...

January 27, 2017

Large mammals could be irreplaceable, fossil record shows

The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) has a sense of smell 40 times more acute than ours and flicks its sticky tongue over 150 times per minute to eat bugs without...

January 26, 2017

Alaska challenges federal hunting rules in court

On Jan. 13, the State of Alaska filed a lawsuit to challenge new federal rules banning several methods of hunting on national wildlife refuges and national preserves located within the...

January 26, 2017

Interior Secretary nominee awaiting confirmation vote

Last week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held its confirmation hearing for the new administration’s nominee for Secretary of the Interior. The Montana Congressman, Ryan Zinke,...

January 25, 2017

USFWS and NPS propose changes for grizzly bear management

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s plans to lift the Endangered Species Act status of grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) have been delayed due...