Author: Nick Wesdock

August 31, 2016

Mahoney, Riley, McDonald to speak at plenary on sustainability

Dr. Shawn Riley, Dr. John McDonald and Shane Mahoney will discuss questions of sustainability during a plenary session in Raleigh titled “Is Sustainable Use of Wildlife Sustainable?” Dr. Shawn Riley...

August 30, 2016

Nichols to deliver Aldo Leopold Keynote Address in Raleigh

As the recipient of last year’s Aldo Leopold Memorial Award, Dr. James D. Nichols will deliver the first-ever Aldo Leopold Keynote Address in a new special event at this year’s Annual...

August 30, 2016

Why are bees such a hot topic?

Chances are you’ve come across a news story or research study focusing on the issue of honey bee health recently. It’s an important topic, and for good reason. Honey bees...

August 30, 2016

New radar visualization shows the flow of bird migrations

A new visualization tool for radar data is revealing bird migrations as they have never been seen before. With the new tool, birds’ nocturnal journeys appear as blue streaks that...

August 24, 2016

Steps to managing climate change refugia for wildlife

Managing wildlife in the face of climate change is a Herculean task, but focusing on climate change refugia can be one way to help ease the pressure. As part of...

August 24, 2016

Pennsylvania Chapter to host Fall Field Day

The Pennsylvania Chapter of The Wildlife Society will be hosting a Field Day/Fall Gathering on Sept. 23-24, 2016, in DuBois and Benezette, Pennsylvania. The event will begin with a visit...

August 22, 2016

White-nose fungus in Washington state likely originated in eastern US

This past spring, white-nose syndrome, a disease that’s caused the death of over 5 million bats in the U.S. so far, jumped from the eastern U.S., where it had originally...

August 22, 2016

Long-time TWS member celebrates 100th birthday

John Craighead, a member of The Wildlife Society since 1951, celebrated his 100th birthday on Aug. 14. Craighead, who was born in Washington D.C., moved to out west with his...

August 10, 2016

A dogged last defense against brown tree snakes

On a late June morning, biological science technician Joaquin Benavente and his partner Bonnie started a routine day at the U.S. Navy processing center on Guam, with 16 outbound vehicles...

August 10, 2016

Polluted sea lions poison condors

Marine mammals are so polluted that they are poisoning endangered condors, according to a new study. California condors (Gymnogyps californianus) that fed on marine mammal carcasses had high blood levels...