Geographical Location: United States

December 10, 2018

Recolonizing Florida monarchs face steep decline

Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) stopping over in Florida while traveling north have declined 80 percent since 2005, according to a new study. The monarchs stop in Florida on their spring...

December 10, 2018

Red tide blamed in Florida dolphin strandings

Officials believe red tide is likely behind the death of more than 22 bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncates) that washed up dead on Southwest Florida beaches last month. Officials with the...

December 7, 2018

JWM: Gene diversity high in Missouri deer

Some 1.4 million white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) roam in Missouri today, but less than a century ago, their numbers had dwindled to the verge of extirpation. It would be understandable,...

December 7, 2018

JWM: Unmanaged, nonnative macaques boom in Florida park

A population of nonnative rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) introduced in central Florida is set to double by 2022 unless steps are taken to reduce it, biologists found. But dealing with...

December 6, 2018

Nebraska student chapters volunteer throughout community

These updates originally appear in the Nebraska Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s November 2018 newsletter. Chadron State College Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society By: Travis Millikan, Student Chapter President...

December 4, 2018

TWS’ Oregon Chapter launches podcast

The Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society is producing a conservation podcast to provide information to the public about conservation, success stories and other natural resource issues in the state...

December 4, 2018

BLM engages fourth-graders with BioBlast

Fourth-grade students from a Utah elementary school piled off the bus into the Wasatch National Forest, where different nature learning stations awaited them. These lucky Redwood Elementary School students were...

December 3, 2018

TWS Chapter meetings in January

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 January: January 27-30, 2019:...

November 30, 2018

Study shows Yellowstone wolves’ impact on streams

When hydrologist Robert Beschta went to Yellowstone National Park, he was looking for the effects that elk (Cervus canadensis) were having on river systems as they browsed down willows on...

November 30, 2018

Western Section to hold workshop on vernal pool branchiopods

The Western Section of The Wildlife Society will host, “Vernal pool branchiopods: a workshop for future permit holders” Jan. 28 to Feb.2 in Davis, California. This workshop combines both the...