Geographical Location: Western

June 12, 2017

Western Section to host camera trapping workshop

Join the Western Section for the one of their most asked-for workshops! Remote cameras have become an invaluable tool for wildlife research and management as an economic, non-invasive, and consistently...

May 4, 2017

TWS Western Section offers novel training

For biologists, being in the field doesn’t always mean a walk in the forest. Biologists often find themselves donning a hardhat and going to work on a construction site. Sometimes...

April 17, 2017

TWS Western Conclave brings students to Yosemite

The TWS Western Section Student Conclave was held March 29 – April 2 in Yosemite National Park. University of Nevada, Reno TWS Student Chapter coordinated the event, with assistance from...

April 4, 2017

Scouring scat to investigate Los Angeles’ coyotes

Biologist Justin Brown sees coyotes almost every night he tracks them, which may seem unusual since the habitat he studies is the city of Los Angeles. Since May 2015, he’s...

March 27, 2017

First wolf spotted in Nevada in nearly a century

Nevada wildlife officials have confirmed the first presence of a gray wolf (Canis lupus) in the state in nearly a century. The male, which is believed to have dispersed from...

March 14, 2017

Populations of three endangered mammals increased in 2016

New population estimates for 2016 have revealed net population increases for the Florida panther, Florida manatee, and Mexican gray wolf since 2015. For each of these three endangered species, this...

March 7, 2017

Third jaguar in U.S. spotted in Arizona

A jaguar (Panthera onca) has been captured by trail camera in Arizona, making it the third jaguar confirmed in the United States since 2011. The camera trap captured the photo...

February 16, 2017

JWM study: Off-highway vehicles encroaching on kit fox habitat

Come wintertime in the Southwest, a flurry of recreationists hit the desert trails on dirt bikes, in four-wheel-drive vehicles and on all-terrain vehicles. But recent research demonstrates that this popular...

February 15, 2017

JWM study: Sterilization reduces foaling rates of feral horses

Researchers found using a combination of spaying and vasectomies can be an important management measure for reducing the number of feral horses that are causing widespread damage to habitats and...

January 4, 2017

How Hawaii’s invasives influence the nutrient cycle

Invasive species on Hawaii Island — also known as the Big Island of Hawaii — likely become a nutrient resource for other invasive scavengers after they die, which researchers say...