Month: March 2017

Bayer Bee Care has raised their commitment to The Wildlife Society, signing an agreement to move from Premier to Strategic Partner. The mutually beneficial agreement will provide the Society with...

New population estimates for 2016 have revealed net population increases for the Florida panther, Florida manatee, and Mexican gray wolf since 2015. For each of these three endangered species, this...

The National Wildlife Refuge System is celebrating its 114th Birthday on Mar. 14. On this date in 1903, President Teddy Roosevelt signed an executive order to establish Pelican Island in...

The elk or wolf – which comes first in population management? For optimal results, according to a recent study, the answer is actually both predator and prey together. “By managing...

After agricultural and urban expansion fragmented the habitat of the greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) in Illinois and pushed it to the brink of disappearing from the state, translocations...

Each year, nearly 600 graduate students participate in natural resource education and training through the Cooperative Research Unit Program (CRU). Research directed by CRU scientists assists the next generation of...

Nominations for the 2017 Donald H. Rusch Memorial Game Bird Research Scholarship will be accepted through May 1. The annual scholarship is open to any graduate student studying upland birds or waterfowl...

Across Indian country one can find beautiful areas of untrammeled land, more than 100 million acres, stewarded by people who value their natural heritage. “As tribal people, our relationship with...

On March 3, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a 2012 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to delist gray wolves (Canis lupus) in...

The National Women’s History Project, founded in 1980, is a nonprofit educational organization committed to recognizing and celebrating women’s diverse and significant historical accomplishments. Each March, the group highlights the...