Category: TWS News

August 3, 2017

Conference keynote explores businesses as partners in conservation

When wildlifers from NGOs, state and federal agencies, universities and other organizations partner with businesses, it can create a win-win for the environment and the corporation. At the upcoming annual...

July 31, 2017

The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center: Glimpsing New Mexico’s cultural history

If you look at a map of the city of Albuquerque and surrounding areas, you would likely notice the multiple Native American reservations that dot the landscape north and south...

July 28, 2017

TWS 20th Annual Student Quiz Bowl: Registration ends August 6

The 20th Annual Quiz Bowl will take place Monday and Tuesday during the TWS Annual Conference in Albuquerque, NM. As a participant or as a member of the audience, you’ll...

July 27, 2017

Valles Caldera National Preserve: Ecological jewel and super volcano

Sitting at 8,500 feet in the remote Jemez Mountains less than two hours from downtown Albuquerque, the Valles Caldera National Preserve sweeps across thousands of grassland acres dotted with grazing...

July 24, 2017

TWS signs on to NMBCA reauthorization support letter

Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), along with nine cosponsors (8D, 1R), introduced a bill (S. 1537) to reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA). NMBCA was enacted in 2000 and...

July 24, 2017

RMEF honors TWS member Evelyn Merrill

TWS member Evelyn Merrill, a longtime wildlife biologist and former editor-in-chief of the Journal of Wildlife Management, received the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s Excellence in Elk Country-Wildlife Researcher/Biologist award, honoring...

July 21, 2017

More workshops at the TWS Annual Conference

The Wildlife Society’s 24th Annual Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico is closer than you think, so it’s time to start getting excited about some workshop opportunities in store. In a...

July 20, 2017

Get hands-on educational opportunities at the TWS conference

Get ready to get your hands dirty! There’s no better way to learn about new techniques, ideas and other parts of the wildlife biology field than to have hands-on experience...

July 19, 2017

TWS members elect Gary White for vice president

The results from the 2017 TWS Council elections are in. The Society has elected Gary White, a former Central Mountains and Plains Section representative and the 51st recipient of TWS’s...

July 14, 2017

President’s Podium: Reflecting member interests and values

During my months as President of The Wildlife Society, there have been occasions where I and TWS staff have had communication from individuals who expressed intent to terminate their membership...