Month: May 2017

The Wildlife Society’s Annual Conference has become one of the largest and fastest-growing gatherings of wildlife professionals in North America. Nearly 1,900 students, professionals and retirees attended last year’s event...

A population of just two aging wolves — father and daughter — are the only wolves remaining on Michigan’s Isle Royale, spelling trouble for the apex predator as well as...

Every spring, tourists from around the world flock to Nebraska to watch over half a million migrating sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) roosting on the Platte River. Where the birds choose...

The Santa Monica Mountains of Los Angeles, where mountain lions (Puma concolor) prowl, comprise one of the only large metropolitan areas in the world inhabited by wild big cats. The...

On May 5, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017, H.R. 244, authorizing appropriations to fund the federal government for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17), which ends on September...

Pre-registration for TWS’ 24th Annual Conference opens May 15. Visit twsconference.org for more information. From ethnic diversity in the workforce to technology advances applied in the field, diversity is constantly changing the wildlife...

Most people don’t know much about central Canada’s Saskatchewan River Delta, but new research analyzing chemical ratios in duck feathers highlights how this massive wetland between Saskatchewan and Manitoba serves...

Florida wildlife officials have launched a number of new initiatives to tackle the spread of the invasive Burmese python, an introduced species that has been impacting native wildlife in the...

From bird watching to quiz bowl, the student chapter of TWS at Purdue University had a lot to offer at the North Central Section TWS Student Conclave held March 24-26,...

At first glance, an urban national wildlife refuge on the coast of California and a remote refuge in the interior of Alaska don’t seem to have much in common. Take...