Month: October 2019

October 14, 2019

Glass patterns deter birds from deadly building crashes

Creating patterns on glass by adding material or making etchings can drastically reduce the danger buildings pose to birds, according to new research in which scientists used a novel device...

October 14, 2019

Elizabeth Flaherty recognized for teaching excellence

TWS member Elizabeth Flaherty was recently selected to present during the Purdue University College of Agriculture’s 6th annual Celebration of Teaching Excellence. Flaherty, an associate professor of wildlife ecology and...

October 14, 2019

Mountain bikes raise concerns in grizzly country

Mountain biking is a popular activity on public lands, and a recent decision to allow electric bikes in National Parks and other Interior Department lands may bring even more bikes...

October 11, 2019

TWS chapter meetings in November

The Wildlife Society’s sections, chapters and working groups hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meeting is currently scheduled in November: November 19-21: Wyoming Chapter of The Wildlife...

October 11, 2019

Watch: Kirtland’s warbler is endangered no more

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has removed the Kirtland’s warbler from the endangered species list, marking a recovery of the bird that went from just 167 nesting pairs in...

October 11, 2019

JWM: Ban doesn’t halt cervid feeding in Norway

After deadly chronic wasting disease appeared amid cervids in Norway in 2016, government officials decided to implement a supplemental feeding ban throughout the entire country. That prompted a team of...

October 10, 2019

Aquarium aids sea otter comeback

With help from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, threatened southern sea otters have made a comeback in Elkhorn Slough, an estuary in Central California. A recent study looking at how the...

October 10, 2019

JWM: Bat colonies relocate when trees fall

Bat maternity colonies will pick up and change forest areas when the quality of their home trees deteriorate, according to new research. This discovery, the first to report the movement...

October 10, 2019

WSB: China’s new wildlife shows imperfect progress

Despite some shortcomings, China’s recent Wildlife Protection Law provides a step in the right direction toward protecting species commonly poached for wildlife products, according to a recent analysis. Critics complain...

October 9, 2019

In a UND class, rocket nets, night vision and explosives

In September, University of North Dakota students in Susan Felege’s wildlife management class —  many of them TWS student chapter members — attended an 8-hour workshop presented by the Wildlife...