Geographical Location: Northwest

June 1, 2020

Listening in to help monitor northern spotted owls

By listening to sounds collected from recording devices in the forest, researchers can detect northern spotted owls and invasive barred owls, which can help with monitoring and conservation efforts for...

April 27, 2020

TWS says seeking comment on ANWR study ‘politicizes science’

The Wildlife Society is criticizing a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to seek public comment on a study from one of its journals on oil exploration and...

March 25, 2020

North Dakota delays bighorn translocation

Tired of having to stay put to avoid infection? It’s not just you. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department had planned to remove a bighorn sheep herd that was...

March 24, 2020

Public lands wrestle with COVID-19 response

State and federal public land agencies are wrestling with how to respond to the new coronavirus after initial federal efforts intended to offer “an antidote to cabin fever” were met...

March 9, 2020

JWM: Delaying seismic surveying better for polar bear dens

Oil and gas exploration in Alaska’s North Slope would disturb fewer maternal denning polar bear mothers if start times are delayed during bear maternal denning periods and if den distribution...

February 19, 2020

As Montana grizzly numbers climb, so do bear deaths

The number of grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) killed in train collisions, car accidents, poaching and the removal of troublesome bears remained at a record high last year in the...

February 3, 2020

The February issue of the Journal of Wildlife Management

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

February 3, 2020

JWM: Decades on, Alaska caribou still avoid oil development

Caribou on Alaska’s North Slope continue to avoid oil infrastructure decades after it was put in place, especially during the calving season, according to a recent study This adds to...

January 28, 2020

‘The Blob’ caused massive seabird die-off

Warm water conditions referred to as “The Blob” in the North Pacific Ocean may have prompted the deaths of thousands of common murres in one of the largest seabird die-offs...

January 17, 2020

TWS section and chapter meetings in February

The Wildlife Society’s sections, chapters and working groups hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meetings are currently scheduled in February: Feb. 3-7, 2020: Western Section of The...