Category: TWS News

March 8, 2018

Can I keep this animal skull I found?

The following is an excerpt from the Alaska Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s February 2018 newsletter. You may read the full article, located on pages 10-13 of the newsletter, here....

March 7, 2018

TWS bids farewell to three past presidents

The past three months have brought some somber news to The Wildlife Society. Since December, we have lost three past presidents, Ted Bookhout, Richard Mackie and Bill Crawford, each of...

March 7, 2018

TWS will co-host workshop on wildlife agency resilience

The Wildlife Society will co-host a workshop titled Bridging Science and Management: Building Resiliency to Ensure Relevance at the 83rd North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. The conference, organized...

March 5, 2018

Striving for success in Cleveland

Correction: A previous version of this story, which appeared in the March/April 2018 issue of The Wildlife Professional, incorrectly mentioned that our opening night event at the Rock & Roll...

March 1, 2018

TWS Section, Chapter meetings and student Conclaves in April

Sections, Chapters, and Working Groups of The Wildlife Society hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. In addition, TWS Student Conclaves are usually held in the spring. The following meetings...

March 1, 2018

The March/April issue of The Wildlife Professional

A nationwide survey of Americans last year showed that while people have an interest in nature and being outdoors, the time they spend doing outdoor activities — including traditional ones...

February 26, 2018

SFBA member receives lifetime achievement award

Reginald Barrett, CWB®, was recently presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who’s Who, the world’s premier publisher of biological profiles. Barrett has taught at the...

February 23, 2018

North Dakota Chapter supports Bakken documentary

The North Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society has provided financial support for the production of a short documentary on the impacts of energy development in the Bakken region. The...

February 22, 2018

TWS submits testimony on two wildlife funding bills

On Feb. 16, a House Natural Resources panel considered a suite of public land and wildlife conservation bills, including the Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act of 2017...

February 16, 2018

CSCC Student Chapter logs almost 1,000 volunteer hours

The Cleveland State Community College (CSCC) Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society has been busy over the last six months, logging over 995 volunteer hours across many activities. In May,...