Month: March 2018

March 12, 2018

Sick bees choose healthier food sources

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...

March 12, 2018

TWS raises concerns about White House budget requests

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...

March 9, 2018

Invasive rodent communities shift after habitat restoration

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...

March 9, 2018

To block CWD, Tennessee bans all cervid imports

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...

March 8, 2018

Can I keep this animal skull I found?

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....

March 8, 2018

Who’s smuggling what where? It’s complicated, research finds

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...

March 8, 2018

Endangered Mexican sea turtles at risk of bycatch

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...

March 7, 2018

Winds can change seal pup migration path

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...

March 7, 2018

TWS bids farewell to three past presidents

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...

March 7, 2018

TWS will co-host workshop on wildlife agency resilience

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...