Category: TWS News

February 16, 2018

TWS raises concerns over migratory bird act interpretation

In a recent letter, The Wildlife Society urged Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to reconsider a new interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act — an interpretation that allows for the...

February 15, 2018

An anthology of stories by wildlife biologists now available

The Western Section of The Wildlife Society is excited to announce that The Wildlife Confessional anthology, a collection of short stories by dyed-in-the-wool wildlife biologists that endeavors to show the...

February 12, 2018

WVU Student Chapter tracks wolves in Wisconsin

Nine undergraduates and one graduate student from the West Virginia University Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society were able to take part in a unique opportunity working with the Timber...

February 12, 2018

TWS Section, Chapter meetings and student Conclaves in March

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...

February 8, 2018

New JWM issue celebrates waterfowl conservation

The February issue of the Journal of Wildlife Management (Vol. 82.2) features a special section on waterfowl conservation. Guest editor Christopher Williams, Professor of Wildlife Ecology in the Waterfowl and...

February 7, 2018

Bayer’s “Feed a Bee” funds Illinois college prairie

For over two years, a small liberal arts college in the suburbs of Chicago has been converting its campus to native prairie to nourish ecologically vital pollinators threatened by habitat...

February 6, 2018

Thunder Basin nonprofit earns Group Achievement Award

The TWS Group Achievement Award recognizes up to one private or governmental organization each year for outstanding wildlife achievement that is consistent with and/or assists in advancing the objectives of...

February 5, 2018

Apply now for TWS Leadership Institute Class of 2018

The Wildlife Society is now accepting applications for the Leadership Institute Class of 2018. The deadline to submit applications is Sunday, Mar. 18. The Leadership Institute participants engage in a...

February 2, 2018

TWS and Wisconsin Chapter member receives award

Harvey Halvorsen, a TWS member since 1974 and a member of the Wisconsin Chapter of The Wildlife Society, was awarded the 2017 Wisconsin DNR Wildlife Management Leadership Award during a...

February 1, 2018

TWS urges Zinke to balance Alaska wildlife needs with energy development

The Wildlife Society has written a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, urging him to protect important wildlife habitat on lands in the National Petroleum Reserve—Alaska (NPR-A)  as the Bureau of...