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Don’t overlook one of the best attractions at The Wildlife Society’s 25th Annual Conference: the Members Activity Center. Yes, there will be coffee. But the Members Activity Center (MAC) offers...

The Wildlife Society is pleased to announce the Leadership Institute Class of 2018. Each year, a group of 10 early career wildlife professionals are selected from a competitive pool of...

As leaders in wildlife science, management and conservation, The Wildlife Society has a responsibility to address national and international issues that affect the current and future status of wildlife in...

Since 2009, the Bureau of Land Management has been working with partners in southern Utah to take on a very big (and in some ways, very small) project. The BLM,...

Consider two common patterns in nature. The bigger the animal, the fewer the individuals. That’s Damuth’s law. And land mammals tend to evolve toward bigger body sizes. That’s Cope’s rule....

Site visits are critical to helping scientists learn more about species and their habitats.  The trips often take them into areas most people do not have a chance to explore,...

While the disappearance of Arctic sea ice is threatening polar bears (Ursus maritimus), the consequences of climate change for reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) is more nuanced, the Economist reports. “Until recently,...

The governments of Canada and British Columbia have developed a Draft Conservation Agreement for the Conservation of the Southern Mountain Caribou. The Southern Mountain Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), an ecotype...

In May 2017, a mule deer carcass was found near a highway bridge over the Chena River Flood Control area near Fairbanks, Alaska. The deer died from a vehicle collision,...

Site visits are critical to helping scientists learn more about species and their habitats.  The trips often take them into areas most people do not have a chance to explore,...