Month: March 2020

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March 23, 2020

TWS Position Statement: Economic Growth

Back to Position Statements page Economic growth is an increase in the production and consumption of goods and services, occurring as a consequence of an increase in the multiplied product...

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March 23, 2020

TWS Position Statement: Conserving Biological Diversity (RESCINDED)

Back to Position Statements page This position statement has been rescinded and replaced by TWS Council in Nov. 2023. View the new statement here. Biological diversity is the richness, abundance,...

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March 23, 2020

TWS Position Statement: Conservation Law Enforcement

Back to Position Statements page Regulating activities of the public is a major element in management of natural resources, particularly wildlife. An increasing human population means that, in the future,...

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March 23, 2020

TWS Position Statement: Conservation Education

Back to Position Statements page Aldo Leopold’s goal during his academic career was to teach his students “to see the land, to understand what he sees, and enjoy what he...

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March 23, 2020

TWS Position Statement: Animal Rights Philosophy and Wildlife Conservation

Back to Position Statements page The Wildlife Society (TWS) regards science as the framework necessary to understand the natural world and supports the use of science to develop rational and...

March 23, 2020

Intensive agriculture decreases mourning dove reproduction

Mourning doves are a common species throughout much of the United States, but researchers found that intensive agricultural production could be causing their reproduction to decline. “A lot of papers...

March 23, 2020

Will coastal squeeze affect sea turtles in the Southeast?

Researchers predict that sea level rise on barrier islands in the southeastern U.S. will impact loggerhead and green sea turtle nesting, even in remote areas on barrier islands. Even low...

March 23, 2020

Amid pandemic, social media fills with false wildlife news

Perhaps looking for an upside to COVID-19, social media has been filling with incredible tales of wildlife recovery due to the pandemic. Swans have returned to Venice. Dolphins are swimming...

March 20, 2020

Red-winged blackbirds’ genes change when cowbirds are near

When brood parasitic brown-headed cowbirds are nearby, red-winged black birds’ genes function in similar ways to when they respond aggressively toward their own species, researchers found. “We always wanted to...

March 20, 2020

‘An antidote to cabin fever’ — with precautions

In response to the new coronavirus, several federal land agencies in the United States and Canada are waiving fees to encourage people to safely visit the outdoors while shutting facilities...