Month: May 2020

Critical habitat designations that would reduce the critical habitat for two species of garter snakes in the southwestern United States are moving forward — seven years after being originally proposed....

The Wildlife Society joined more than 250 conservation and development experts and organizations from around the world in writing to the heads of the World Health Organization, the United Nations...

Standing over a foot tall and covered in brown mottled feathers, the king rail is hard to track down amid the marshy reeds where it spends most of its time....

As people have hunkered down at home, they’re turning to the birds in their backyards for entertainment. Birdwatching is seeing a big boost, the Associated Press reports. Downloads of popular...

The Wildlife Society is pleased to announce the Leadership Institute Class of 2020. Each year, a group of 10 early-career wildlife professionals are selected from a competitive pool of applicants...

COVID-19 has affected everyone, and wildlifers are no exception. In this series, TWS is looking at challenges facing the profession due to the pandemic. Biologists in Arizona became concerned last...

The National Institutes of Health has abruptly canceled a grant supporting research in China on how coronaviruses move from bats to humans. Research scientists are criticizing the move, saying it...

The 23rd Annual Quiz Bowl will take place Monday during the TWS Annual Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. As a participant or as a member of the audience, you’ll have fun...

In late March, Wildlife Services in Illinois conducted the first aerial control operations for feral swine in Illinois since 2014. Using an agency helicopter based in Oklahoma, a crew of...

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 profession....