Month: July 2022

The Wildlife Society has added several new categories for members to choose from in their member profile. These categories mirror our working groups and reflect contemporary issues in the wildlife...

About 50,000 species of wild animals and plants benefit billions of people around the world, according to a recent international report, but the growing global biodiversity crisis threatens those contributions....

Kenneth Cook used a mallet and a chisel to crack into a pig’s skull in the gravel driveway outside his home on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana. Cook...

The Interior Department has dedicated $9 million for 40 projects in eight western states to protect sagebrush ecosystems from invasive species, wildfire and other threats. “This is an historic opportunity...

The Wildlife Society’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Awareness Working Group is hosting a free two-day virtual storytelling workshop for 25 wildlifers in August 2022. The exact date will be announced...

Wildlife Vocalizations is a collection of short personal perspectives from people in the field of wildlife sciences. I have been fortunate throughout my career to have worked with supportive people....

When John Koprowski was a boy growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, his parents often took him fishing on Lake Erie. But while fishing was fun for him, he continued to...

When North Atlantic right whales get entangled in fishing gear, it can have long-term consequences for their populations. Not only can the energy cost of carrying the gear around cause...

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....

Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say avian flu is responsible for an unusually high number of seal deaths along the coast of Maine. The USDA’s Animal and...