
TWS thanks The 1,000 members at annual reception
Members of The 1,000 gathered Monday evening at the historic Hotel Andaluz for an annual reception to thank them for their commitment to The Wildlife Society. “These are folks who...

Partnerships critical for wildlife conservation, keynote speakers say
When Jennifer Owen-White was hired as refuge manager for the newly created Valle de Oro National Wildlife outside Albuquerque, N.M., she had a one-person staff, a minimal budget, no roadmap...

TWS President Bruce Thompson says the Society’s come a long way in a year
The Bureau of Land Management is signing on with The Wildlife Society as a premier partner, CEO Ed Thompson announced on Sunday at the annual TWS members meeting. The BLM...


Thinking outside the box to support TWS
Alan Wentz has been an active member of The Wildlife Society since he was an undergraduate, and he and his wife Jan, who shares his love of wildlife, included TWS...

JWM study: Contaminated game raises health concerns for hunters
When you buy meat in the supermarket, it’s been subjected to safety testing before being packaged and stacked in the refrigerator case. But hunters who eat game meat may be...

RMEF honors TWS member Evelyn Merrill
TWS member Evelyn Merrill, a longtime wildlife biologist and former editor-in-chief of the Journal of Wildlife Management, received the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s Excellence in Elk Country-Wildlife Researcher/Biologist award, honoring...


JWM study: Bait is major food source for northern Wisconsin bears
Bear baiting is a popular hunting technique in Wisconsin, where hunters leave out troves of stale cookies, donuts and candy in hollowed-out logs to habituate black bears (Ursus americanus) in...

Aging elk learn to stay clear of hunters
Mark Boyce couldn’t help but notice the difference in the elk he was studying in Alberta. When hunting season arrived, their behavior visibly changed. As the roads became busy with...

Longtime TWS member Bill Hepworth honored for pronghorn work
His lifelong research earned him a spot in Wyoming’s Pronghorn Hall of Fame When Bill Hepworth began studying Wyoming’s iconic pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) in the 1960s, the fleet-footed animal still...
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