Month: June 2018

June 27, 2018

Dynamic opportunities await in the Members Activity Center

Don’t overlook one of the best attractions at The Wildlife Society’s 25th Annual Conference: the Members Activity Center. Yes, there will be coffee. But the Members Activity Center (MAC) offers...

June 26, 2018

Could feral hogs be aiding Guam’s forests?

Feral hogs are notorious for the damage they do to property and the environment, but in Guam, where they’re culled in some areas to limit their impact, researchers found that...

June 26, 2018

USFWS proposes migratory game bird hunting regulations

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed preliminary regulations for migratory game bird hunting for the 2019-20 season. The proposed rule is the first step in the annual process...

June 26, 2018

WSB: Which animals are hunted in the eastern Amazon?

While hunting — both legal and illegal — is prevalent in Brazil’s eastern Amazon, researchers had never looked at which species people are hunting the most until recently. “It’s necessary...

June 25, 2018

Can genetics offer new tools for wildlife biologists?

Could genetic advances in the laboratory transform wildlife management on the ground? It’s a question APHIS Wildlife Services biologists are asking as they look at adopting genetic technologies increasingly being used in medicine...

June 25, 2018

Here’s what’s happening in the North Central Section

Below is a summary of recent Student Chapter activities within the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society, which was included in the Section’s Spring 2018 newsletter. The newsletter includes...

June 22, 2018

Culture and museums await in Cleveland

Conference registration is now open! Register by June 30 to save $50! Visit twsconference.org for additional information and details. Cleveland, Ohio, home to The Wildlife Society’s 25th Annual Conference, is...

June 22, 2018

Scientists set out to map genomes of 1.5 million species

An international network of biologists is embarking on a decade-long effort to map the genomes of over a million complex life forms in an effort to benefit wildlife research and...

June 21, 2018

Grants create habitat for pollinators

Tagen Baker’s organic farm in California is bustling with life. It’s not just the historic acres of walnut trees on the property, or the fields of lavender, or the heirloom...

June 21, 2018

Senate committee optimistic about farm bill passage

The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee reported the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, also known as the Farm Bill, with a 20-1 roll call vote. The 2014 Farm Bill...