Geographical Location: United States

December 19, 2017

TWS introduces 2017 Fellows

Ten longtime TWS members became TWS Fellows at the 2017 annual TWS conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The TWS Fellows Award is given out each year to individuals who have...

December 15, 2017

TWS member Scott Johnson given Lifetime Achievement Award

At the 2017 Midwest Bat Working Group meeting this spring, Indiana Chapter of The Wildlife Society member and Chapter Past-President (1993) Scott Johnson was awarded The Dave Redell Lifetime Achievement...

December 14, 2017

Puffins with longer migrations have trouble breeding

With their bright beaks and crescent-shaped eyes, puffins are adored by animal lovers, but the pint-sized seabirds have been something of a mystery to scientists. GPS trackers have been too...

December 13, 2017

Wildlifer recognized for promoting native diversity

Nominations for the Diversity Award will be accepted through May 1. Click on the link above to visit the Diversity Award webpage, or visit www.wildlife.org/awards to learn more about all TWS awards....

December 12, 2017

Here’s what’s happening in the North Central Section

Below is a summary of recent Chapter and Student Chapter activities within the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society, which was included in the Section’s Fall 2017 newsletter. The...

December 12, 2017

Along busy Highway 93, large mammals choose crossing structures

Large mammals choose to use crossing structures on the busy U.S Highway 93 on Montana’s Flathead Indian Reservation, according to new research. The structures appear to be particularly effective for...

December 11, 2017

TWS Western Section to host sea turtle workshop

Join the Western Section of The Wildlife Society for a West Coast sea turtle workshop! This workshop hopes to demystify the biology, conservation, and regulation of sea turtles occurring on...

December 8, 2017

Student Chapters in the CMP Section are keeping busy

Below is a summary of recent Student Chapter activities within the Central Mountains and Plains Section of The Wildlife Society, which was included in the Section’s Winter 2017 newsletter. The...

December 7, 2017

Student research project: Even limited urbanization affects bird biodiversity

Towns are few and far between amid the forests of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, but even these small amounts of urbanization can affect the biodiversity of bird communities, a student research...

December 6, 2017

Climate change threats to Hawaiian tree impact birds, too

On the Big Island of Hawaii, hundreds of thousands of ‘ohi’a trees, whose scarlet blooms color the archipelago and sustain many endemic nectar-feeding birds, are swiftly succumbing to a fungal...