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September 24, 2018

North Carolina Chapter to host T&E species workshop

The Professional Development Committee of the North Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society will hold a threatened and endangered species workshop Nov. 1 at the Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve...

September 21, 2018

The Return of an odious invader — from The Wildlife Professional

Cooperation to conquer screwworm and protect Key deer Imagine happening upon an animal through a cloud of flies and the smell of decay, its body full of wriggling maggots as...

September 19, 2018

Researchers develop tool to detect amphibian disease

While Perkinsea may be less widely known than amphibian diseases such as chytrid fungus and ranavirus, the pathogen is also killing off frogs throughout the United States and around the...

September 18, 2018

TWS Section meetings in October

Sections, Chapters, and Working Groups of The Wildlife Society hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meetings are currently scheduled during the month of October: October 23, 2018:...

September 13, 2018

Study finds endocrine disruptors in bottlenose dolphins

A new study has found that bottlenose dolphins in Florida’s Sarasota Bay have been exposed to a chemical compounds used in a range of cleaning products, cosmetics, plastics and other...

September 12, 2018

Pet trade unleashes exotic predators throughout Florida

An array of exotic reptiles introduced to the wilds of Florida is posing a growing threat to the state’s bird life, according to a recent article on Audubon.org. It’s not...

September 5, 2018

JWM: Head-starting can help imperiled gopher tortoises

Lending a helping hand to gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) through head-starting may help augment depleted populations, according to new research. “We know there are depleted populations in areas with suitable...

September 4, 2018

Is a more harmful python emerging in the Everglades?

Biologists studying invasive pythons in the Florida Everglades came across a disturbing finding. While most of the snakes they studied showed genetics of Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus), as expected, 13...

August 28, 2018

Airstrip to land at Louisiana refuge

Louisiana’s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Grand Isle Independent Levee District are planning to build an airstrip on the Elmer’s Island Wildlife Refuge. Officials say the Grand Isle...

August 10, 2018

Alabama beachgoers may have killed hundreds of least terns

Hundreds of least tern chicks may have been killed at a shoal on Alabama’s Mobile Bay earlier this summer after beachgoers arrived at a breeding ground, scaring adults from their...