Author: Nick Wesdock

Conferences, while deeply fulfilling, can take a lot out of attendees — what with having to attend back-to-back sessions and events for several days at a time. With that in...

Students at the University of Manitoba are getting hands-on experience harvesting geese and deer while earning college credits. The Environmental Field Investigations course gives students a better understanding of the...

Presidents of The Wildlife Society often have a main theme they want to promote and a theme for their opening plenary at our annual conference. My presidential theme is on...

When it comes to spring migrations, the early bird gets the best breeding site. Now, radar data have revealed that birds rush for that advantage, flying faster than they do...

The National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board, a nine-member federal advisory council that represents various stakeholder interests, recommended that BLM sell or euthanize unadoptable horses, as directed in the...

The Wildlife Society’s 23rd Annual Conference in Raleigh this October features a daily plenary or keynote session. Monday morning’s plenary will focus on invasive species in a session titled “The...

If you’re ready to kick off the TWS Annual Conference with loads of fun and entertainment, but also want to get down to business and begin making great connections with...

As invasive species expand to new regions wreaking havoc on native species and ecosystems, researchers recently examined the impact of these invasions on countries across the world and determined which...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has initiated a five-year Endangered Species Act status review for 22 species found in the southeastern United States, including three endangered mammals; the Alabama...

Young citizen scientists aged 4 to 16 have discovered that many frogs and toads on California’s northern coast are infected with the deadly chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis). Seventeen percent of...