Month: November 2020

November 3, 2020

Wildlife trafficking bill introduced

A bipartisan bill introduced last week in the U.S. Senate, the Eliminate, Neutralize and Disrupt (END) Wildlife Trafficking Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2020 (S. 4848), would permanently authorize the...

November 3, 2020

TWS President Carol Chambers takes on ‘new challenges’

New TWS president Carol Chambers says she plans to keep the Society strong through some unusual times. “It just offers new challenges,” Chambers said of the pandemic that has impacted...

November 2, 2020

Could more crossings help West Coast wildlife?

Highway 97 runs from California to the Canadian border along the spine of the Cascades. It crosses elk (Cervus canadensis), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and pronghorn (Antilocapra Americana) ranges, resulting...

November 2, 2020

Global initiative gains hunter angler support in the U.S.

The “30 by 30” global initiative — a goal of setting aside at least 30% of all lands and waters by 2030 for conservation has gained new support from a...

November 2, 2020

Wild Cam: Snow leopard spotted at lowest known elevation in southern distribution

Efforts to track carnivores in the Indian Himalayas reveal poaching hotspots, mesopredator behavior, and the first known photograph of a snow leopard in a relatively low-elevation national park. “Getting a...