Month: November 2017

Early this past summer, a white calf was photographed in the Farewell Bison Herd, one of the four herds of plains bison in Alaska. Researchers suspect that the white bison...

When you think about bats, you may imagine them roosting in the sort of dark, dingy quarters where they often appear in movies and television shows. New research shows you...

Two wildlife professionals with decades of involvement with The Wildlife Society received the Distinguished Service Award lapel pin and certificate at this year’s Annual Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The...

Birds in California have shifted their breeding season about five to 12 days earlier than a century ago, according to new research. TWS member Steven Beissinger, a professor of ecology...

The Wildlife Society Council has recently renewed and updated five position statements that expired in October. TWS’ position statements are one type of policy engagement document used to express the...

Ever since they learned that the monarch butterfly’s swift decline is tied to reductions in its host plant, conservationists have been planting milkweed alongside roads to boost the pollinator’s population....

Amazon River turtles’ greatest threat is illegal harvesting, and since females, which grow larger and are easier to capture than males, are particularly targeted, concerns about the species’ future are...

Nineteen organizations, including The Wildlife Society, signed a letter to Congress in support of a native plants standard in the 2018 Farm Bill. The letter proposes that the USDA adopt...

Managing wide-ranging interests in Wisconsin pays off The decision had been eagerly anticipated and a long time coming. For four years, a Wisconsin group had been crafting a plan to...

The California Central Coast Chapter of The Wildlife Society will be hosting a Certified Wildlife Biologist® workshop on December 2, 2017 in San Luis Obispo, California. Professional Certification is strongly...