Geographical Location: United States

June 9, 2016

TWS chooses winner for 2017 conference Logo Contest

With such diverse cultural and ecological influences in the American Southwest, there was no shortage of unique designs submitted to the Logo Contest for TWS’ 2017 Annual Conference in Albuquerque,...

June 9, 2016

How songbirds respond to changing weather

Weather data sets and bird surveys from past years in the Badlands and prairie regions of the United States can give researchers clues about the future of songbird species. In...

June 8, 2016

Sneak preview: 2016 conference symposia part two

Last week we highlighted the first half of symposia available to attendees at The Wildlife Society’s 23rd Annual Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. In part two, find the rest of...

June 6, 2016

Students team up to build leadership skills at TWS conclave

From wolf howling to quiz bowls, the TWS student chapter at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) had a lot to offer at the recent North Central Section TWS Student...

June 3, 2016

Epic wolverine journey ends in North Dakota

Wildlife managers at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department knew the dead wolverine was special even before they performed a necropsy. It was the first wolverine (Gulo gulo) reported...

June 1, 2016

Sneak preview: 2016 conference symposia part one

Registration for The Wildlife Society’s 23rd Annual Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, is now open, and the lineup of over 600 educational and training opportunities has been announced. In part...

May 31, 2016

North Carolina is for the birds!

Regardless of whether you are an expert birder or just a backyard bird watcher, North Carolina is a must-visit destination state when it comes to feathered fauna. Few others can...

May 23, 2016

Whooping cranes hatch in Louisiana for first time since 1930s

A few years ago, biologists in Louisiana — covered from head to toe in white whooping crane costumes — released juvenile whoopers into the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area in...

May 20, 2016

The masked bandit of endangered species

The Outer Banks of North Carolina is home to several threatened and endangered species such as the piping plover (Charadrius melodus), American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliates) and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) and...

May 10, 2016

American bison becomes first national mammal

On Monday, May 9, President Obama signed the National Bison Legacy Act into law, making the American bison (Bison bison bison) the first national mammal of the United States. Millions...