Category: TWS News

Bird
May 29, 2015

Contentious Clean Water Rule Finalized

After a lengthy rulemaking process, including an extended public comment and over 400 stakeholder meetings, the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers announced their final rule defining waters...

TWS Annual Conference 2015 Winnipeg
May 29, 2015

TWS Conference: What to Expect

What can you expect at this year’s Annual Conference? A truly amazing and unique experience. The TWS Annual Conference returns to Canada for the first time in a decade, and...

Wild horses
May 28, 2015

Corolla Wild Horses Letter

TWS, along with the National Wildlife Refuge Association and The Society for Range Management, sent a letter to the Senate Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife opposing S. 1204, the...

Storm the polar bear
May 28, 2015

TWS Conference: Polar Bears Research and Conservation Education Experience

Join The Wildlife Society’s field trip to the International Polar Bear Conservation Centre during the 2015 TWS Annual Conference. Learn more about the educational and professional networking opportunities available to...

Ken Williams
May 28, 2015

Thoughts from the Executive Director

As we approach the end of the Society’s 2014-2015 fiscal year, the financial recovery from our earlier difficulties appears to be accelerating, and with the recovery come new opportunities. We...

The Wildlife Professional Summer 2015
May 26, 2015

The Wildlife Professional Summer Issue is Online

The summer issue of The Wildlife Professional will be in your mailbox soon. In this issue, Josh Learn, TWS science writer, examines the complexities and controversy surrounding sage grouse management...

Scenic
May 22, 2015

Leadership Institute Participants Announced

Congratulations to the participants who have been chosen to attend the 2015 TWS Leadership Institute! These promising early-career wildlife professionals, selected from a competitive pool of applicants, will participate in...

Polar bear
May 19, 2015

Canadian-Focused Policy Brief Tackles Species at Risk Act

The Policy Brief Series, TWS’s go-to resource for information regarding wildlife-related federal policies and programs, welcomes a new addition. Members of The Wildlife Society can now readily access information regarding the...

Mizzou
May 5, 2015

Volunteering Spurs New Ideas for Mizzou Student Chapter

The Mizzou (aka University of Missouri) Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society has had an engaging year thus far! Members have heard from several different speakers including Chris Newbold, President-Elect...

Ball State
April 28, 2015

Tagging, Banding, Trapping, and More

Members of Ball State’s (BSU) Student Chapter of TWS have been busy educating its members and on wildlife ecology and management. One of the best ways to broaden members’ knowledge...