Category: TWS News

November 1, 2019

The November/December Issue of The Wildlife Professional

The Wildlife Professional is an exclusive benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published six times annually, the magazine presents timely research news and analysis of trends in the wildlife profession....

October 29, 2019

‘Horse Rich’ documentary takes center stage at Reno event

Over 300 people gathered in Reno last week for a discussion of wild horses and their impact on the environment. The program featured a showing of Horse Rich and Dirt...

October 28, 2019

TWS members receive Sustainable Forestry Initiative awards

Two TWS members recently earned 2019 Sustainable Forestry Initiative Awards at the SFI Annual Conference for their conservation work on forests. Emily Jo Williams, vice president for migratory birds and...

October 23, 2019

TWS council member testifies at hearing regarding CWD

TWS Northeast Section Representative Paul Johansen testified to members of Congress last week about chronic wasting disease and ways the federal government can help state agencies combat it. The Chief...

October 22, 2019

Scientists support Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

More than 1,000 scientists from around the country signed a letter organized by The Wildlife Society and other members of the Alliance for America’s Fish and Wildlife  in support of the...

October 18, 2019

Council Meeting News and Notes

The Wildlife Society Council held two meetings in Reno prior to and during the joint conference with the American Fisheries Society. The major actions and discussion topics from those meetings...

October 16, 2019

Working group explores equid management at annual conference

With the 2019 TWS-AFS Annual Conference taking place in Reno, Nevada — the heart of feral horse country — members of the TWS Rangeland Wildlife Working Group have been working...

October 16, 2019

Wildlife Society Bulletin seeks editor-in-chief

The Wildlife Society is seeking applicants for the position of editor-in-chief for its peer-reviewed publication, Wildlife Society Bulletin. Issues of the Wildlife Society Bulletin are produced quarterly. The editor-in-chief is...

October 15, 2019

Alan Wentz earns 2019 Aldo Leopold Award

Before Alan Wentz can even remember, he had a love for the outdoors. “My mother often told me a story,” said Wentz, a retired chief conservation officer for Ducks Unlimited....

October 14, 2019

Elizabeth Flaherty recognized for teaching excellence

TWS member Elizabeth Flaherty was recently selected to present during the Purdue University College of Agriculture’s 6th annual Celebration of Teaching Excellence. Flaherty, an associate professor of wildlife ecology and...