Month: April 2019

April 30, 2019

Four chosen for Native American Research Assistantship

The Native American Research Assistantship (NARA) Program, made possible by the Premier Partner relationship between the U.S. Forest Service and The Wildlife Society, has selected four students to participate this...

April 30, 2019

What makes a ‘rewilding’ effort successful

Regardless it’s focused on a river floodplain or an entire national park, the success of a restoration project depends on more than just the reintroduction of individual plant or animal...

April 30, 2019

University of Tennessee at Martin TWS student chapter wins award

After implementing its mission of engaging the community, the University of Tennessee at Martin student chapter of The Wildlife Society won the university’s Student Organization of the Year award. These...

April 29, 2019

Connecting with NextGen through Skype

One of the many benefits new technology offers is educational enrichment. Through Skype in the Classroom, students across the globe can connect with biologists and other scientists to get a...

April 29, 2019

Australia uses poison sausages to tackle feral cat problem

Australia has eliminated an estimated 211,560 feral cats since it decided in 2015 to kill 2 million of them by 2020. The cats prey on threatened rodent and marsupial species...

April 29, 2019

Wild Cam: Carnivores caught candid roaming the suburbs

Suburban life can be great for carnivores. There’s plenty of green space, and it can be fairly peaceful — as long as they get along with their neighbors. New research...

April 26, 2019

Study finds traditional attitudes toward wildlife fading

A half-century-long study on wildlife management has found that Americans increasingly value the rights of animals as traditional attitudes toward wildlife wane. The finding could have major implications for wildlife...

April 26, 2019

Protecting heritage and wildlife

Under a 1971 law, the Eklutna people of Alaska became legal owners of thousands of acres surrounding Anchorage. Through a native corporation, the lands are managed for the economic and...

April 26, 2019

eBird program informs songbird conservation across Americas

Citizen scientists involved in the eBird program are helping researchers identify the most important regions to focus conservation efforts across the Americas. “We need action, but we need to understand...

April 25, 2019

Coming north, blackpoll warblers leave threatened landscape

As blackpoll warblers (Setophaga striata) start to return to the Great Lakes Basin on a stopover to Alaska and northern Canada, attention is turning to their wintering grounds in South...