New Intern Joins TWS Operations Team
This month, The Wildlife Society welcomes its first Operations and Outreach Intern to TWS Headquarters. Akea Cader grew up in Newport News, Va. In May of 2020, she ...
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Watch: Bald eagles spread throughout N.J.
New Jersey researchers have documented nesting pairs of bald eagles in all 21 New Jersey counties, a first for the state, which has seen a rise in bald eagle ...
New changes announced for TWS certification program
The Wildlife Society’s Wildlife Biologist Certification Program — established in 1977 — is regularly evaluated to ensure the requirements reflect a level of ...
To quiet your mind, listen to the birds
Hearing birds singing, and sometimes perceiving high biodiversity, may increase people’s well-being. Past research had looked at human connections to nature in ...
Camera spies rare Catalina Island shrew
A Catalina Island shrew has made an appearance for the first time since 2004, confirming to biologists that the species is not extinct. The shrew appeared on a ...
WSB: Electric shocks deter fish crows from seabird colonies
It may come as a shock, but electrifying fake seabird eggs and filling them with toxins are both strategies that help protect imperiled seabirds from crows. Fish ...
Energy development in Alaska reserves moves forward
The Bureau of Land Management officially opened more of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil and gas development earlier this month, releasing the final ...
Wildlife Vocalizations: Olivia Bennett
Wildlife Vocalizations is a collection of short personal perspectives from people in the field of wildlife sciences. While attending a conference on wildlife ...
Watch: Florida manatee discovered with “Trump” etched on back
Wildlife authorities are seeking more information after a manatee (Trichechus manatus) was discovered in Florida with the name “Trump” etched into its back. ...
USFWS finalizes cormorant management rule
A new special permit will allow state and federally recognized tribal wildlife agencies in the contiguous United States to lethally control cormorants. In late ...