Month: March 2018

Sick bees tend to consume higher-quality pollen compared to healthy bees, according to new research. In a study published in Microbial Ecology, researchers were curious about how parasites impact the...

The Wildlife Society has sent a letter to the Trump administration, expressing concerns over major cuts proposed to wildlife science and conservation programs in the Interior and Agriculture departments. President...

Loss of habitat continues as one of the greatest threats to native species and biodiversity. Thus, restoring native habitats has become a key conservation activity around the world. A shift...

Worried about the spread of chronic wasting disease, Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commissioners are taking measures to prevent the disease from entering their state. Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commissioners voted...

The following is an excerpt from the Alaska Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s February 2018 newsletter. You may read the full article, located on pages 10-13 of the newsletter, here....

From elephant ivory to caiman skin and caged parrots, the international wildlife trade traffics thousands of tropical products around the world and puts all kinds of species at risk. A...

On a Baja California Peninsula beach, sometimes over 1,000 sea turtles a year unexpectedly wash up dead because local fishermen incidentally entangle them offshore. Analyzing these animals’ bones, researchers discovered...

In 1892, U.S. Revenue Marine Capt. C.L. Hooper provided information to the U.S. Senate about the seal fur trade. After traveling to the Aleutian Islands and speaking to the indigenous...

The past three months have brought some somber news to The Wildlife Society. Since December, we have lost three past presidents, Ted Bookhout, Richard Mackie and Bill Crawford, each of...

The Wildlife Society will co-host a workshop titled Bridging Science and Management: Building Resiliency to Ensure Relevance at the 83rd North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. The conference, organized...