Month: June 2017

June 30, 2017

TWS’ 24TH Annual Conference

Register today! Albuquerque, New Mexico September 23-27, 2017 New Mexico will be hosting The Wildlife Society’s 24th Annual Conference at the Albuquerque Convention Center this fall. Early indications are that this year’s conference could...

June 30, 2017

Three new TWS journal issues published

The July issue of The Journal of Wildlife Management (Vol. 81.5), the latest Wildlife Monograph (Vol. 198) and the June issue of the Wildlife Society Bulletin (Vol. 41.2) are now...

June 30, 2017

ConocoPhillips receives DU Conservation Achievement Award

MEMPHIS, Tennessee – June 6, 2017 – ConocoPhillips, the multinational energy corporation headquartered in Houston, Texas, received the inaugural Ducks Unlimited Corporate Conservation Achievement Award Saturday, June 3, at DU’s...

June 30, 2017

TWS shows support for Climate Adaptation Science Centers

On Jun. 26, TWS joined 45 other organizations and scientists in sending a letter  to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies stressing the need...

June 29, 2017

TWS member Patrick Magee honored for ornithology work

As a wildlife biology professor and Thornton chair of biology at Western State Colorado University in Gunnison, Patrick Magee has dedicated a career to researching the birds around him and...

June 29, 2017

Early conference registration closes today, June 30!

Early registration for The Wildlife Society’s 24th Annual Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, closes today, June 30, at 11:59 p.m. EDT! All registration prices will increase by $50 on July...

June 29, 2017

WSB study: Acoustic lures help net elusive bats

Bat researchers have trouble using nets to catch species that forage in open spaces and fly too high, out of reach of traditional netting methods. But researchers seeking to catch...

June 29, 2017

USFWS publishes rules to delist vole and reintroduce butterfly

On Jun. 23, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a final rule delisting the Hualapai Mexican vole (Microtus mexicanus hualpaiensis) under the Endangered Species Act. A petition was submitted...

June 28, 2017

Court overturns DOJ’s McKittrick Policy

On Jun. 21, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona ruled in favor of WildEarth Guardians and the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance when it found that the government...

June 28, 2017

Overhead view of seals reveals dramatic recovery

Using a mix of technology in high places, researchers confirmed that gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) off the coast of New England and eastern Canada have recovered over the past 45...