Author: David Frey

October 12, 2021

Vermont to remove bald eagle from state list

Vermont is preparing to remove the bald eagle its list of threatened and endangered species. In 2008, it was the only state in the continental U.S. without a breeding pair....

October 12, 2021

WSB: Adapting barriers keeps out wily elephants in India

Figuring out what kind of barrier will keep elephants from raiding farms in India is difficult—unless you can out-think one of the animal world’s top thinkers. While revered by some...

October 12, 2021

Register for the TWS Annual Conference!

Registration for The Wildlife Society’s 2021 Annual Conference closes Friday, October 22. Click here to register now! Over 1,500 wildlifers have already registered, and total attendance is expected to exceed 2,500. The...

October 12, 2021

TWS president, president-elect increase international presence

As members of the International Union of Game Biologists gathered for its congress in Budapest last month, they heard a message from TWS President Carol Chambers on the importance of...

October 12, 2021

Watch: For a declining shorebird, a South Carolina island is a crucial refuge

Early one morning in the spring of 2014, Felicia Sanders, a biologist with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, was out on Deveaux Bank, a small island 20 miles...

October 12, 2021

Biodiversity declining in fact—and in fiction

As species go extinct, they also seem to show up less in the novels we read. Researchers tapped into a digital dataset of works of fiction written in English between...

September 17, 2021

With some modifications, fladry can deter coyotes

Fladry is often used to keep wolves out of ranchlands. But researchers recently found this technique—stringing bright flags between fence posts—can be modified to keep coyotes out of sensitive wildlife...

September 17, 2021

TWS’ Leadership Institute receives grant from DSC Foundation

The Dallas Safari Club Foundation has continued to support The Wildlife Society’s Leadership Institute through a $5,000 grant for the class of 2020. For several years, the Dallas Safari Club...

September 17, 2021

Watch: AI predicts long-term sea ice changes

Traditional models predict Arctic sea ice levels well over a few weeks, but long-range forecasting is a challenge. But researchers say a new tool using artificial intelligence may be far...

September 16, 2021

BLM removing wild horses across West

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is in the process of removing over 700 wild horses from the Sand Wash Basin Herd Management Area and adjacent property in northwest Colorado...