Geographical Location: Central Mountain & Plains

May 25, 2018

USU Student Chapter focuses on research

The following student chapter news was included in the Spring 2018 newsletter of the Central Mountains and Plains Section of The Wildlife Society. Photos of student chapter activities are also...

May 23, 2018

Idaho will issue a single grizzly tag this fall

A limited grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) hunt near Yellowstone National Park was recently approved by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission. The state will provide one randomly-selected Idaho resident...

May 21, 2018

CSU Chapter sets new goals

The following student chapter news was included in the Spring 2018 newsletter of the Central Mountains and Plains Section of The Wildlife Society. Photos of student chapter activities are also...

May 4, 2018

BLM partners monitor Utah hummingbirds

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,...

May 3, 2018

New model suggests prime habitat for whooping cranes

Lands conserved for waterfowl in North and South Dakota provide habitat for critically endangered whooping cranes (Grus americana) as they pass through on their migration from Canada to Texas, according...

April 23, 2018

Colorado Chapter to host sagebrush workshop

The Colorado Chapter of The Wildlife Society will host a workshop about sagebrush and understory vegetation August 8-9 in Gunnison, Colorado. The workshop will cover identification of important functional groups,...

April 19, 2018

WSB: White canvas bags keep deer off roads

When biologists in Wyoming wanted to test how effective wildlife warning reflectors were at discouraging deer from entering the roadway, they figured they’d wrap up some of them to keep...

April 13, 2018

Colorado students keep busy this spring

The Western State Colorado University Student Chapter is rapidly approaching the end of an unnaturally mild and dry winter in Gunnison and has had a successful first half of the...

April 12, 2018

WSB: Mule deer prefer tulips in the spring

What’s a mule deer’s (Odocoileus hemionus) favorite spring snack? Researchers tackled this question to help homeowners determine which flowers to plant to avoid deer gobbling up their gardens. “Deer come...

April 9, 2018

UND advisor helps rebuild student chapter

The University of North Dakota Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society, formed in 1988, participates in numerous activities throughout the year, including wood duck box repairs, surveys at wildlife refuges...