Month: March 2022

March 3, 2022

TWS journals: A new look & top downloads of 2021

You may have noticed a few changes to the appearance of The Journal of Wildlife Management, Wildlife Monographs and Wildlife Society Bulletin. After more than a decade without a change...

March 3, 2022

JWM: Forest treatments favors nightjar abundance

In the Missouri Ozarks, you can hear Chuck-will’s-widows and eastern whip-poor-wills more often than you see them—especially on a full moon. These nightjar species are mostly active at night or...

March 3, 2022

Scientists find first possible case of COVID-19 transmission from deer to human

A new study in preprint reported the first potential case of a deer passing the novel coronavirus to a human. Researchers say they found no evidence of an elevated risk...

March 2, 2022

Deer harvests up amid pandemic

In the midst of the pandemic, hunters harvested the most deer in nearly a decade. According to the National Deer Association’s annual Deer Report, hunters harvested an estimated 6.3 million...

March 2, 2022

TWS and partners support BLM’s horse and burro removal

The Wildlife Society, along with the 33 other organizations in the American Wildlife Conservation Partners coalition, sent a letter of support to the Bureau of Land Management for its increased...

March 2, 2022

The March/April issue of The Wildlife Professional

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....

March 1, 2022

Worldwide wolverine analysis reveals research gaps

Two decades of wolverine research conducted across the northern part of the globe has revealed that the main obstacle to their success is habitat loss, though climate change and other...

March 1, 2022

House subcommittee supports climate research funding

The U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources convened on Feb. 17 to discuss the Climate Adaptation Science Centers Act, with legislators airing concerns about how increased funding for...

March 1, 2022

A prescription for nature

Doctors in Canada can now write a prescription for their patients to get outside. Through a partnership with the PaRx initative, Parks Canada is helping distribute 100 national park passes....