Geographical Location: North Central

December 4, 2017

Student Chapters take part in Minnesota Audubon cleanup

What would you be doing on a Saturday morning in November, when the temperature is 18 degrees Farenheit with snow flurries in the forecast? If you’re a member of a...

November 28, 2017

Student research project: CWD spreads east in Michigan

Since wildlife managers first detected chronic wasting disease among southern Michigan’s wild deer populations in 2015, they have detected 11 more cases, all appearing in a westerly direction from the...

October 23, 2017

Logo Contest: Leave your mark on TWS’ 25th Annual Conference!

The Wildlife Society is seeking design submissions for the 2018 Annual Conference Logo Contest. The logo is an important characteristic of the conference, which will be held in Cleveland, Ohio,...

October 20, 2017

UCM Student Chapter hosts Bio Blitz

The University of Central Missouri Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society organized the 14th Annual Bio Blitz at Pertle Springs, which took place Saturday, September 30. The event attracted 150...

September 28, 2017

Widlifers say farewell to Albuquerque

After a week filled with networking, educational opportunities and meetings, wildlifers were ready to dance it out and enjoy the company of old and new friends at the 2017 Annual...

August 30, 2017

Salamanders’ breeding season affects dispersal, gene flow

Recent research on salamander gene flow in the forests of Missouri indicates that when deciding which ponds to protect on a landscape to conserve amphibian populations, biologists should pay attention...

June 23, 2017

Missouri member honored by NWF

David Calandro, a member of the TWS Missouri Chapter and USDA Wildlife Services employee, was named National Conservation Youth Leader by the National Wildlife Federation in June. The award recognizes...

June 7, 2017

Cowbirds eye egg size for nest selection

The brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) may not build nests or raise young, but it does seem to take steps to help its offspring’s survival. When it lays eggs in the...

May 24, 2017

WSB Study: Scientists quantitatively tell tracks apart in snow

Biologists surveying carnivore populations in snow-covered regions often have a hard time differentiating between the tracks of similar species. By analyzing track characteristics and snow measurements, a recent study focused...

May 18, 2017

JWM study: Wisconsin wild turkeys adapt to mixed landscape

Since managers reintroduced wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) to Wisconsin in the mid-1970s, farming has expanded and intensified on the landscape. Despite habitat degradation, a new study suggests, these birds have...