Geographical Location: United States

November 8, 2016

The Wildlife Professional November/December issue is online

This cover feature of this issue of The Wildlife Professional examines efforts to protect western rangelands that are being damaged by overabundant feral horses and burros, a controversial issue that...

November 8, 2016

Western Section meeting includes pika consortium

The Western Section of The Wildlife Society’s Annual Meeting always includes numerous educational and professional development opportunities. The 2017 Annual Meeting, which will take place February 6-10, 2017 at Peppermill...

November 2, 2016

Male elk linger while females disperse after reintroduction

Male animals typically roam farther than females, defending large territories or traveling in search of mates. But in some cases, all it takes to reverse that pattern is an offer...

November 1, 2016

USFWS approves Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has officially approved a new National Wildlife Refuge in the northeastern United States. The Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge will span up to 15,000...

November 1, 2016

State-wide camera trap project ready to launch

Roland Kays is a guy with a lot of ideas. His latest one involves deploying camera traps at 20,000 to 30,000 sites in his home state of North Carolina. Kays...

October 25, 2016

Remembering two pioneers of wildlife biology

John Craighead, legendary wildlife conservationist and longtime member of The Wildlife Society, recently died just weeks after turning 100. He was considered one of America’s leading scientists, and perhaps best...

October 20, 2016

Line dances, libations and wildlife love: Relaxing in Raleigh

Just the thought of a packed week of plenaries, contributed papers, field trips, presentations and more is exhausting. But wildlifers know how to work hard and party just as hard,...

October 19, 2016

Professionals help students open doors of opportunity

While students might have an idea of what their dream position is in the wildlife field, they may need a little extra help getting to that position. This was the...

October 18, 2016

Wildlife career advice straight from the experts

You may know for sure that you want a career in wildlife, but you might not be so sure about which road you should take when looking for careers after...

October 18, 2016

A changing society questions the foundations of wildlife management

News about Cecil, the Southwest African lion that was hunted and killed in Zimbabwe last year, brought on a slew of public backlash. The animal made headlines throughout North American...