Month: January 2019

January 3, 2019

Right whale calf spotted off Florida coast

Florida wildlife officials have reported a North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) calf sighting — the first in the winter calving season. Last year, no newborns were reported, and just...

2018 Leadership Institute program participants
January 3, 2019

Leading the pack: An insider’s experience at TWS’s Leadership Institute

This article originally appears in the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society’s Fall 2018 newsletter. The “why” is something I’ve struggled with for a few years. Why should I...

January 2, 2019

The January/February issue of The Wildlife Professional

The Wildlife Professional is an exclusive benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published six times annually, the magazine presents timely research news and analysis of trends in the wildlife...

January 2, 2019

Climate change shifts breeding time for finches

Wild house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus) are changing the timing of their breeding season due to changes in climate, according to recent research. Researchers already knew that many birds were breeding...

January 2, 2019

More legal challenges over gray wolves, grizzly bears

Over the past several years, gray wolves (Canis lupus) have been the subject of several efforts by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delist the species under the Endangered...