Geographical Location: United States

February 1, 2018

TWS urges Zinke to balance Alaska wildlife needs with energy development

The Wildlife Society has written a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, urging him to protect important wildlife habitat on lands in the National Petroleum Reserve—Alaska (NPR-A)  as the Bureau of...

January 31, 2018

Bill would bar president from creating national monuments in Arizona

Congressional representatives from Arizona have introduced legislation to prevent the president from extending or establishing national monuments within state borders. Reps. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and and Andy Briggs (R-AZ) introduced...

January 30, 2018

Self-made student chapter earns award

Nominations for the 2018 Student Chapter of the Year Award will be accepted through May 1. Visit the 2018 Student Chapter of the Year Award webpage by clicking the link above, or visit https://wildlife.org/engage/awards/ to learn...

January 29, 2018

Upcoming Western Section symposia: February 5-6

The Western Section of The Wildlife Society will be holding two workshops at their upcoming annual meeting in Santa Rosa, California on February 5 and February 6. For more information...

January 26, 2018

Aiding stunned sea turtles along Florida’s Gulf Coast

Wildlife Services Technician Josh Davison shifted his daily duties because of early-January’s cold weather along Florida’s Gulf Coast, but not for the reason you may think. The same cold front...

January 26, 2018

GA Student Chapters remain highly engaged on and off campus

Below is a summary of recent Student Chapter activities within Georgia, which was included in the Georgia Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s Fall 2017 newsletter. The newsletter includes updates from...

January 25, 2018

In Hawaii, bird’s genetic trail leads from island to island

When Japanese bush-warblers (Cettia diphone) were introduced to Oahu in the 1920s, it might not have been good for native wildlife, but it turned out to be helpful for researchers....

January 23, 2018

Cleveland logo winner features conservation success

With the theme of the upcoming TWS 2018 Annual Conference in Cleveland being conservation successes, Lee Neighbors’ logo fit the bill. His winning logo features a North American river otter...

January 18, 2018

At play, Native American kids show deeper ecological knowledge

Can playtime tell us how young children see wildlife and the environment? A study of Midwestern preschoolers found Native American children were more likely than others to roleplay as animals...

January 17, 2018

Unusually cold Florida weather causes cold-stunned iguanas

In early January, Floridians were shocked to see green iguanas (Iguana iguana) falling out of trees or lying on the ground, apparently dead. But the iguanas weren’t dead — they...