Category: TWS News

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...

March 4, 2016

TWS member wins Refuge Manager of the Year award

Longtime member of The Wildlife Society Keith Weaver was recently recognized as Refuge Manager of the Year after committing over 30 years to working with national wildlife refuges. “When I...

March 1, 2016

Where the wild plants are

Meat-eater. Coastal resident. Pyromaniac. No, we aren’t describing a typical wildlife biologist in eastern North Carolina (although who are we kidding, the description fits). We are talking about the Venus...

February 29, 2016

TWS to host conference workshop on science and management

On Tuesday, March 15, The Wildlife Society will be hosting a workshop at the 81st North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The workshop will focus on the relationship between...

February 25, 2016

President’s podium: A visit to TWS headquarters

I just completed my fourth trip to The Wildlife Society headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. Two trips were made as Section Representative for the North Central Section, one as President-Elect and recently...

February 24, 2016

Four outstanding publications honored by TWS

The Wildlife Publication Awards are one of The Wildlife Society’s oldest awards, first presented in 1940, just three years after the Society’s founding. This award recognizes works of excellence in...

February 23, 2016

President Potts visits TWS headquarters

President Gary Potts traveled to Bethesda, Maryland, last week to meet with staff on several items related to the upcoming TWS Council Meeting. Potts made the most of his short...

February 19, 2016

TWS Executive Director Williams presents plenary at Duck Symposium

Last week, federal and non-government conservation organizations, industry representatives and researchers gathered in Annapolis, Maryland, to address shared priorities for waterfowl and wetland conservation and management. The 7th North American...

February 17, 2016

Announcing the February issue of
The Journal of Wildlife Management

The new JWM, Vol. 80, Issue 2, is now online. Featured in this issue are: Bighorn Sheep and Cattle Grizzly Bear Ecology Sage-Grouse Detectability on Leks Subscribers may view the...