Month: October 2021

October 22, 2021

Council hires Ed Arnett as new TWS CEO

The TWS Council has hired Ed Arnett to serve as The Wildlife Society’s new CEO. Arnett begins the new position on Nov. 1, taking over the seat most recently held...

October 21, 2021

Diefenbach elected Northeast representative to Council

Members in the Northeast district of The Wildlife Society have elected Duane Diefenbach as their new representative to TWS Council. Thanks to Diefenbach and Tim Green, who also ran in...

October 21, 2021

COVID-19 lockdown affects mammals across globe

As far as the average long-tailed macaque was concerned, life was pretty good in a small Thai village near the border of Laos. Tourists came through the village temple often,...

October 21, 2021

Wisconsin DNR sets conservative wolf harvest quota

Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources set the quota for the upcoming wolf hunting season at 130 animals, contravening the state’s Natural Resources Board. The DNR biologists had recommended a quota...

October 20, 2021

Nevada to gain new cooperative research unit

Nevada is set to host a new cooperative research unit—the first new unit in the system in over 35 years. The state Department of Wildlife; University of Nevada, Reno; the...

October 20, 2021

Why adolescent giraffes ditch their initial social group

Adolescent giraffes keen on leaving their mother’s roost don’t always disperse far and wide in search of mating opportunities. In fact, some stay put and just switch social communities in...

October 20, 2021

Kirtland’s warbler microbiomes change over migration

The bacteria found in Kirtland’s warblers’ guts is different at their breeding than at their wintering grounds. While researchers don’t know exactly what role these microbiomes play for birds, understanding...

October 19, 2021

Nearly 1,500 jaguars killed or displaced by Brazilian fires

Fires in the Amazon have led to the death or displacement of an estimated 1,422 jaguars over three years in Brazil. Fires have increased in Brazil in recent years, many...

October 19, 2021

Thank you to our conference sponsors!

The Wildlife Society’s Annual Conference would not be possible without the support of our sponsors and year-round partners. We’d like to thank our silver sponsors listed below. Please take a moment to...

October 19, 2021

Warmer weather means duller dragonflies

As climates warm, many dragonfly species are losing dark pigmentations that attract more heat—but may also attract more mates Since the time of Charles Darwin, scientists have known that organisms...