Category: TWS News

December 4, 2018

TWS’ Oregon Chapter launches podcast

The Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society is producing a conservation podcast to provide information to the public about conservation, success stories and other natural resource issues in the state...

December 3, 2018

TWS Chapter meetings in January

Sections, chapters, and working groups of The Wildlife Society hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meetings are currently scheduled during the month of January: January 27-30, 2019:...

November 30, 2018

Western Section to hold workshop on vernal pool branchiopods

The Western Section of The Wildlife Society will host, “Vernal pool branchiopods: a workshop for future permit holders” Jan. 28 to Feb.2 in Davis, California. This workshop combines both the...

November 28, 2018

TWS member solves mountain lion mysteries

This article originally appears in the University of Montana Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society September/October 2018 newsletter. TWS member Jennifer Feltner doesn’t dress like a stereotypical, wildlife biology grad...

November 27, 2018

Sustainable Forestry Initiative honors TWS member

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc., has named TWS member Brian J. Kernohan the recipient of the 2018 SFI Leadership in Conservation Award. The award, announced at the SFI Annual Conference,...

November 26, 2018

TWS student member receives Udall scholarship

Kaitlin Gavenda, TWS member and vice president of the Ball State University Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society, was one of this year’s recipients of the Udall Scholarship, a $7,000...

November 21, 2018

Texas A&M University-Kingsville earns Student Chapter of the Year

Texas A&M University-Kingsville took home the 2018 Student Chapter of the Year award at this year’s annual TWS conference in Cleveland. Student chapters that actively and effectively help The Wildlife...

November 20, 2018

UM Student Chapter expands education offerings

This article originally appears in the University of Montana Student Chapter’s September/October 2018 newsletter. A stuffed animal sits in a small mammal trap on the grounds of a local elementary...

November 19, 2018

TWS member receives award for golden-winged warbler work

This article originally appears in the New Jersey Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s November 2018 newsletter. On Nov. 7, Sharon Petzinger, senior zoologist with the New Jersey Division of Fish...

November 16, 2018

Grant helps native students attend TWS conference

Eleven native students took advantage of networking and learning opportunities at the annual TWS conference in Cleveland thanks to Native Student Professional Development Program (NSPD) grants. The program started in...