Geographical Location: North Central

Below is a summary of recent chapter activities within the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society, which was included in the section’s Spring 2021 newsletter. The newsletter includes updates...

The three-year old buck known as N17003 started its trip like many other white-tailed deer in the beginning of November, 2017. Researchers from the University of Missouri and Missouri Department...

Kevin Behr, a 25-year veteran with the Ohio Division of Wildlife, was shot while looking into a reported deer poaching incident on Sunday in Clinton County, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports....

The Missouri Conservation Commission has approved a framework for the state’s first-ever black bear hunt. The framework limits bear hunting to Missouri residents and would allow it only in the...

Wolves in Minnesota’s Voyageurs National Park are changing the wetlands ecosystem there, researchers found, due to their appetite for beavers. “Wolves eat a lot of beavers, especially in Voyageurs, where...

Hundreds of migrating ducks and other waterfowl were struck by vehicles in northwest Iowa after mistaking wet parking lots and roads for wetlands. “I counted over 200 dead ducks on...

Wisconsin’s gray wolf population continues to climb. A Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources survey found the state’s wolf population grew 15% over the previous year. The overwinter wolf count rose...

The Wildlife Society Bulletin is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published four times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management...

The North Central Section of The Wildlife Society is hosting a professional development webinar series with one webinar each month between October and February. Descriptions of each webinar are included...

Gray wolves (Canis lupus) translocated to Isle Royale National Park in Michigan are forming social groups and territories and mating. And they’re succeeding in reducing the park’s moose (Alces alces)...