TWS Member Gets Up Close with Squirrels
John Koprowski stood in an urban park in Kansas with binoculars pressed to his eyes. He was conducting a study as part of his PhD thesis research and was intently ...
TWS Wildlife News
First Tagged Loggerhead Turtle Released Off West Coast
Government scientists have tagged an elusive sea turtle species with a satellite transmitter for the first time off the coast of southern California. The ...
Disappearing Oak Savannas Provide Important Bird Habitat
Preserved oak savanna ecosystems in parts of Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma might provide a good idea of the biodiversity that once ranged more widely across the ...
Wildlife Scientists Divided on Use of Fences
Wildlife scientists fall on both sides of the fence when it comes to erected barriers to limit conflicts between animals and humans. While on the one side, fences ...
Piping Plover Aided by Predator Management
Among the most endangered bird populations in the country, Great Lakes piping plovers are imperiled chiefly by significant loss of and degradation to the wide sandy ...
Wild Cam Series: Bobcat Ranges
This photo essay is part of a new series from The Wildlife Society featuring photos and video images of wildlife taken with camera traps. TWS Member Tracks Bobcat ...
Congress Proposes Ban on Body-Gripping Traps on Refuges
Two bills currently in front of Congress would impact wildlife management and recreational opportunities in the National Wildlife Refuge System. H.R. 2016, ...
Enzyme in Bat Fungus Damages Tissue: Study
Scientists have unearthed a new clue to help explain white-nose syndrome — an emerging disease that has caused 6 million bat deaths in North America in less than ...
Restoration Programs Generate Over $1 Billion
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it will distribute $1.1 billion to state and territorial fish and wildlife agencies from revenues generated by the ...
A Deeper Look at Record Sea Lion Pup Strandings
The California Stranding Network started getting calls at the very beginning of the year. California Sea lion pups (Zalophus californianus) — sometimes three or ...