Month: September 2018

Federal court decisions in three recent cases illustrate the complexity of the intersection between scientific wildlife management, public opinion and the judicial system. The Pryor Mountain wild horses (Equus caballus),...

While Perkinsea may be less widely known than amphibian diseases such as chytrid fungus and ranavirus, the pathogen is also killing off frogs throughout the United States and around the...

In a Sept. 10 memo to Interior Department bureau and office heads, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke reaffirmed “the authority of the State to exercise their broad trustee and police powers...

The Department of Interior has announced the approval of $23.8 million in grants for waterfowl and wetland conservation. The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission issued the grants, which will be awarded to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the conservation of nearly 135,000 acres...

Sections, Chapters, and Working Groups of The Wildlife Society hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meetings are currently scheduled during the month of October: October 23, 2018:...

Registration for The Wildlife Society’s 25th Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, is now open! Visit twsconference.org for details, or register now by logging in to Your Membership and clicking on the Conference tab. Among exciting...

The U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 2591, Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act last week.  The bill allows states to use Wildlife Restoration Account funds to build...

Moose (Alces alces) and bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis), pass on knowledge from generation to generation about where to find food on springtime migrations, researchers have found. Tracking 267 bighorns and...

The Wildlife Society is grateful to the Dallas Safari Club Foundation for its continued support of TWS’ Leadership Institute through a $15,000 grant. This is the sixth year that DSCF...

The following is adapted from an article previously published by Bayer. For more than 20 years, pesticide safety testing has included a battery of tests on the honey bee (Apis...