Category: TWS News

April 4, 2018

At 102, Wiegers still inspire generations of wildlifers

For many summers in his life, Howard Wiegers led around 20 students as they canoed their way into the Boundary Waters of Ontario to spend some three weeks learning wilderness...

April 3, 2018

TWS, AFS announce logo contest for first-ever joint conference

The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society are seeking design submissions for their first-ever joint conference in 2019. The logo is an important characteristic of this historic event in Reno,...

March 29, 2018

America’s declining wildlife requires a proactive solution, report says

A new report released in collaboration between the National Wildlife Federation, American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society celebrates the amazing diversity of wildlife species in the United States and...

March 27, 2018

TWS supports funding for wetland conservation grants

The Wildlife Society has signed onto a letter alongside hunting, angling and other conservation organizations in support of funding for the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA). This letter, addressed...

March 23, 2018

The newest book from TWS and Johns Hopkins University Press

 Are you thinking about a career with a state wildlife agency or already a seasoned professional working for one?  Either way, this newest book in TWS’ Wildlife Conservation and Management...

March 22, 2018

2018 Annual Conference: Hiking and birding in Northeast Ohio

Don’t forget to pack your binoculars when you come to Cleveland! With it’s location on the shores of Lake Erie, Cleveland provides a great opportunity to check off species on...

March 22, 2018

Two new TWS journal issues: March WSB and April JWM

TWS’ publisher, Wiley, has launched a new platform that makes it easier to read the latest articles published in the Wildlife Society Bulletin and the Journal of Wildlife Management. The...

March 22, 2018

Students refurbish duck boxes for President Jimmy Carter

Students from The Wildlife Society’s Student Chapter at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College spent an exciting morning with former President Jimmy Carter recently at their annual wood duck box cleanup on...

March 20, 2018

Western Section to host foothill yellow-legged frog workshop

The Western Section of The Wildlife Society will hold a workshop on foothill yellow-legged frog ecology, management and regulation May 31-June 3, 2018, at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California....

March 16, 2018

House committee passes public lands bill backed by TWS

The House Natural Resource Committee has passed a bill to reauthorize a program that assists the Bureau of Land Management in resource management on federal lands, funds habitat conservation projects...