Month: May 2017

Since managers reintroduced wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) to Wisconsin in the mid-1970s, farming has expanded and intensified on the landscape. Despite habitat degradation, a new study suggests, these birds have...

The Nature Trust of British Columbia is seeking to purchase and protect an 87.5-acre area of bighorn sheep habitat on the east side of Skaha Lake in the province’s southern...

Wildlife biologists often look outward at habitat and ecology to understand impacts on the species they study. A growing number of biologists are looking inward, though, to try to understand...

By altering when leaves come out in the spring, climate change throws birds’ migration schedules out of sync with the environment, hindering their ability to reproduce, rear offspring and survive....

TWS member Bruce Marcot has been at the forefront of researching climate change impacts on at-risk species for decades. Last week, he was honored for his work, which helped secure...

Scientists have been tracking the migration of the semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) to trace the origins of its population in northeastern South American, which is decreasing dramatically. A new study...

A new Wildlife Monograph (Vol. 197), Long-term Demography of the Northern Goshawk in a Variable Environment, is now available online. All members now have access to TWS’ journals as part...

The waters of Maine’s Lake Auburn were renowned for being pristine. Surrounded by fields, forests and the grassy campus of Central Maine Community College, the 2,260-acre lake above the towns...

Pre-registration for The Wildlife Society’s 24th Annual Conference is now open! And with more than 950 educational and training opportunities, we’re shaking things up a bit with this year’s program. Register...

Fewer storms that bring wind and rain may be causing North American tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) to lay their eggs earlier in the spring, according to new research. The impacts...