Month: March 2020

Back to Position Statements page Demand for hunting and the sale of live wild ungulates (hoofed mammals) and their products has promoted the growth of an industry that raises wild...

Back to Position Statements page The Antarctic continent and surrounding Southern Ocean support unique terrestrial ecosystems and some of the world’s most biologically productive neritic and pelagic food webs. At...

In Michigan, small localized populations of wild pigs are disturbing native forest vegetation — altering rare plant communities and soil chemistry — at least in the short term, researchers found....

 The Wildlife Society’s Texas Chapter recognized the Stephen F. Austin State University student chapter of The Wildlife Society as the Student Chapter of the Year. The university also won its...

State and federal public land agencies are wrestling with how to respond to the new coronavirus after initial federal efforts intended to offer “an antidote to cabin fever” were met...

Back to Position Statements page Humans have baited wildlife species since the early history of human/wildlife interactions and human dependence on wildlife.  The purpose was to attract wildlife to a...

Back to Position Statements page The coastal temperate rainforest of North America extends along the Pacific coast from northern California to southern Alaska. This forest encompasses nearly 259,000 square kilometers,...

Back to Position Statements page Peer review is an integral component of scientific research and publishing and an important means of assuring sound information. It allows the scientific community to...

Back to Position Statements page Gray wolves (Canis lupus) were once distributed throughout most of North America, except possibly the southeastern U.S., where a different wolf species (Canis rufus) may...

Back to Position Statements page The population of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA) was rapidly declining by 1975 when the species was appropriately listed as “threatened” under...