Category: TWS News

November 25, 2015

The 1,000 Sponsors TWS Student’s Trip to Churchill

It was about 100 degrees when Michelle Hockenbury flew out of Phoenix in mid-October to travel north. She was headed to Winnipeg, Manitoba, for The Wildlife Society’s 22nd Annual Conference...

November 18, 2015

Climate Academy Registration Now Open for 2016 Session

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) is accepting applications for the 2016 session of the Climate Academy until December 11. Designed for natural resource managers...

November 10, 2015

TWS Supports Wildfire Disaster Funding Act

The Wildlife Society recently signed-on to a letter in support of the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act (WDFA) (S. 235, H.R. 167), a bipartisan bill aimed at dealing with the difficult...

November 9, 2015

Bannock, Bison and how to Throw a Spear the Manitoba Way

Despite the apathetic look of the animals surrounding our small tour bus, we walked slowly to the open front door, one at a time, to take a few photos of...

November 4, 2015

Humboldt State University Continues Quiz Bowl Winning Streak

It took three months of endless studying and practice competitions for the Humboldt State University team to ace the 2015 Quiz Bowl at The Wildlife Society’s 22nd annual conference in...

November 3, 2015

Southwest Section Webinar Discusses Using Climate Data

The Wildlife Society’s Southwest Section hosted a webinar last month about how to use climate projection data in wildlife studies in the Southwest. Jeremy Weiss, a climate change geospatial extension...

November 2, 2015

Up Close with Polar Bears

Have you ever walked through an underwater glass tunnel surrounded by polar bears swimming overhead or come face to face with a polar bear purring affectionately behind its outdoor enclosure?...

October 26, 2015

Manitoba Attendees Chime in on 2015 Conference

Current presidents, past presidents, Aldo Leopold award winners, students and more came together for a boisterous final celebration of the 2015 Conference of The Wildlife Society in Winnipeg last Wednesday...

October 21, 2015

New Benefits, Big News at the Annual Members Meeting

“We are The Wildlife Society!” That was the chant set in motion by new TWS President Gary Potts during the Annual Members Meeting. At the meeting Tuesday, attendees learned about...

October 21, 2015

Making Connections at the Student-Professional Networking Event

Hundreds of students and wildlife professionals came together Monday night at the Student-Professional Networking Event at The Wildlife Society’s 2015 Annual Conference in Winnipeg. “I’m here to see what everyone...