Geographical Location: United States

August 8, 2018

Would a border wall could force a Texas park to close?

In a memo to the U.S. Border Patrol, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has warned that building a border wall through Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park could force it...

August 7, 2018

Session of the Week: Cross-cultural Competence and Increasing Diversity

Registration for The Wildlife Society’s 25th Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, is now open! Visit twsconference.org for details, or register now by logging in to Your Membership and clicking on the Conference tab. How can...

August 3, 2018

TWS Chapter meetings in September

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 September: September 6-7, 2018:...

August 3, 2018

Interior, Wyoming work to protect mule deer corridor

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead announced they will prioritize the conservation of a mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) migration corridor in southwest Wyoming in the midst of...

August 2, 2018

Extended poster sessions at the TWS conference

Registration for The Wildlife Society’s 25th Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, is now open! Visit twsconference.org for details, or register now by logging in to Your Membership and clicking on the Conference tab. Some people...

August 1, 2018

Restoration of Pine-Oak Woodlands in Missouri — from The Wildlife Professional

Using Science to Inform Land Management Debates and Decisions   On a warm July day in 2014, our group headed out to a field tour on the Mark Twain National...

August 1, 2018

Flight attendants attempt to smuggle turtles into U.S.

Two China Eastern Airlines flight attendants tried to smuggle dozens of spotted (Clemmys guttata) and box turtles (Terrapene carolina) into China from Los Angeles. After Transportation Security Administration officials flagged...

July 27, 2018

Session of the Week: Wildlife conservation in Cleveland

Registration for The Wildlife Society’s 25th Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, is now open! Visit twsconference.org for details, or register now by logging in to Your Membership and clicking on the Conference tab. Cleveland has...

July 26, 2018

Study maps ‘climate corridors’ for shifting species

As climate change impacts ecosystems around the world, wildlife managers are expecting to see many species leave their current ranges for new areas better suited to them. But where are...

July 25, 2018

Colo. governor asks to keep sage-grouse land off lease sale

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is asking the Bureau of Land Management to remove greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) habitat from a planned oil and gas lease sale. The Dec. 6 sale...