Month: September 2017

September 6, 2017

Wild Horse and Burro Summit highlights science and urgency

Bureau of Land Management rangelands can only support around 27,000 horses and burros, yet nearly 73,000 live on these ranges and over 45,000 are held in off-range facilities, which cost...

September 6, 2017

Climate change brings varying risks to wood frogs

Wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) can survive freezing solid in the winter, but they may have a harder time facing warmer temperatures brought on by climate change. A paper published in...

September 5, 2017

Video: A student’s guide to the TWS Annual Conference

Are you a student unsure about attending a professional conference? Or maybe you have already registered, but aren’t sure what to wear, or how to find the people most likely...

September 5, 2017

JWM study: Contaminated game raises health concerns for hunters

When you buy meat in the supermarket, it’s been subjected to safety testing before being packaged and stacked in the refrigerator case. But hunters who eat game meat may be...

September 5, 2017

Zion National Park requests comments on bighorn sheep

Zion National Park and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources have opened a public review and comment period for the environmental assessment (EA) on the proposed relocation of desert bighorn sheep...

September 1, 2017

The next generation of wildlife professionals needs your help!

More than half of the attendees at this year’s TWS Annual Conference in will be students and new professionals. By giving just one hour of your time during the conference,...

September 1, 2017

Announcing the new issue of The Wildlife Professional

The controversy continues to stir about the reintroduction of the Mexican wolf to its native habitat in the Southwest. The cover feature of the September/October issue of The Wildlife Professional...