Category: TWS News

March 24, 2016

TWS works to bridge gap between science and management

Many different perspectives on the divide between natural resources science and management were examined at a recent workshop titled Barriers and Bridges in Reconnecting Natural Resources Science and Management. This...

March 23, 2016

Jim Nichols reflects on winning TWS highest honor

Nominations for the Aldo Leopold Memorial Award and other awards will be accepted through May 1. Visit our general awards page to learn more about this and other awards. Jim Nichols,...

March 21, 2016

What does it take to win Chapter of the Year?

Nominations for the 2016 Chapter and Student Chapter of the Year Awards will be accepted through May 1. Visit each award’s respective page on wildlife.org by clicking on them above,...

March 21, 2016

TWS issues testimony on Agriculture appropriations

As a part of TWS’ continual involvement in the federal appropriations process, the Society submitted written testimony to Congressional Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food Administration and Related Agencies in...

March 17, 2016

North Carolina’s sky islands: A step up from the ordinary

Western North Carolina’s remaining red spruce (Picea rubens) and Fraser fir (Abies fraseri) forests compose one of the most imperiled ecosystems in the Southern Appalachians. A Pleistocene relict community, these...

March 17, 2016

New “Ding” Darling Memorial Award to continue epic legacy

Nominations for the Jay N. “Ding” Darling Memorial Award for Wildlife Stewardship Through Art and all remaining awards will be accepted through May 1. Visit the Darling Memorial Award webpage or our...

March 16, 2016

TWS shows support for import restrictions to address Bsal

The potential spread of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) – a deadly chytrid fungus that has caused salamander die-offs in Europe – is the impetus for new proposed regulation of salamander importation. A...

March 16, 2016

2016 TWS Council candidates announced

The Nominating Committee of The Wildlife Society announces the candidates for upcoming vacancies on TWS Council. Additional nominees for these positions may be submitted by any Voting Member in good...

March 8, 2016

Past president overcomes odds, reaches apex of profession

Dr. Lytle H. Blankenship spent the majority of his childhood running around barefoot on his family’s 72-acre farm in South Texas. Growing up in the throes of the Great Depression,...

March 8, 2016

TWS lobbies for increased funding for wildlife professionals

The Wildlife Society’s mission – to inspire, empower and enable wildlife professionals – hinges upon securing resources that wildlife professionals need to carry out their work of science-based management and...