Author: Dana Kobilinsky

June 19, 2018

B.C. Chapter supports endangered species legislation

The British Columbia Chapter of The Wildlife Society (BCTWS) has expressed support for the development of endangered species legislation in the province. The proposed new provincial legislation is intended to...

June 19, 2018

Quebec biodiversity may increase with climate change

As climate change disrupts wildlife around the world, protected lands in Quebec might actually see higher biodiversity, researchers found, creating challenges for managers as they deal with wildlife leaving warmer...

June 18, 2018

Wisconsin students collaborate with local organizations

The following student chapter news was included in the Spring 2018 newsletter of the Wisconsin Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Photos of student chapter activities are also included in the...

June 18, 2018

BioBlitz joins BLM, citizen scientists in New Mexico desert

The Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces District recently sponsored its first Bioblitz at the Dripping Springs Natural Area, attracting volunteers from the surrounding communities to learn about the biodiversity...

June 18, 2018

TWS member Wendi Weber receives NEAFWA award

TWS member Wendi Weber, northeast regional director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, received the 2018 Robert McDowell Award for Conservation Management Excellence from the Northeast Association of Fish and...

June 15, 2018

To chart coyotes’ expansion, study looks back 10,000 years

The most popular coyote (Canis latrans) range maps that have made their way across the internet — and even into publications such as Nature and National Geographic — are not...

June 15, 2018

Mating bats go for the silent treatment

Giving someone the “silent treatment” during courtship might not be the best strategy for romance. But new research shows hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus) fly with little or no echolocation at all as...

June 15, 2018

Bees follow scent patterns on flowers

Bees don’t just follow visual patterns on flowers. They also follow patterns of scent, a team of British researchers found. A study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society...

June 14, 2018

Forest Service, Congress discuss wildfire

Both the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the House Subcommittee on Federal Lands convened during the first week of June to discuss prospects for the 2018 fire season with...

June 14, 2018

Utah desert wetlands abundant with migrating birds

As the water in Utah’s Pariette Wetlands evaporates in the June heat, manager Darren Williams wonders what its future holds. Encompassing 9,204 acres, including 2,529 classified as wetlands or riparian,...