Month: January 2017

January 25, 2017

Saving monarchs by identifying where they’re born

As monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) populations plummet, new research suggests that efforts to save them could benefit from determining where they’re born and focusing conservation work there. “Our data suggests...

January 25, 2017

TWS welcomes new members of Congress

On Jan. 19, staff of The Wildlife Society’s Government Affairs & Partnerships team traveled to Capitol Hill to hand-deliver a welcome letter and transition document  to the offices of each...

January 24, 2017

House bill reintroduced to permanently reauthorize LWCF

Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, and Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-PA) introduced H.R.502 on Jan. 12 to permanently reauthorize the Land and...

January 24, 2017

U.S. Fish & Wildlife announces Science Award winners

The Director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has released the following announcement: It is my honor to announce this year’s recipients of the Service Science Awards — the...

January 23, 2017

Tagging vultures for safety’s sake

Since 2001, MacDill Air Force Base has housed the 6th Air Mobility Wing, which provides air refueling and airlift operations in the southeastern United States and to military operations in...

January 23, 2017

Monarch butterfly designated as a national priority species

On January 13, the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) was designated as a new national priority species of Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW), a partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s...

January 19, 2017

Student research project: Large carnivores surviving on unusual prey

Despite the negative impacts that people have on natural ecosystems, some wildlife species are surviving on the expanded menus that humans offer them. In particular, large carnivores in landscapes altered...

January 19, 2017

Genetics study aims to aid pronghorn conservation decisions

Where highways have been identified as barriers to seasonal movements of migratory pronghorn, a project just beginning in Wyoming hopes to highlight the genetic effects of these anthropogenic stressors on...

January 19, 2017

Congress kicks off with unfinished business

The 115th Congress has been in session for two weeks and already several actions taken could ultimately have large impacts on wildlife conservation and management in the United States. Rules...

January 18, 2017

Announcing the new issue of The Wildlife Professional

The American bison is a stunning example of conservation success in North America. Named the national mammal of the United States in May 2016, intensive efforts saved the species from...