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...
Wildlife Monographs: Predator control impacts wolves in Alaska preserve
Gray wolves (canis lupus) are protected within the boundaries of central Alaska’s Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, but their numbers are being reduced by predator management efforts outside the preserve, according...
JWM study: Pacific martens avoid resorts during ski season
While many people enjoy the recreational activities that ski resorts offer, they may not realize that wildlife uses the same areas as habitat. In a study published in the Journal...
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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...
The July/August issue of The Wildlife Professional
The threats to natural resources and the need for smarter resource conservation in the face of those threats has continued to grow for many decades. The cover feature of this...
JWM study: Logging may cause caribou stress
More than natural events like wildfire, or manmade features like roads and transmission lines, effects of logging operations on their habitat seem to be the biggest indicator of long-term stress...
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Three new TWS journal issues published
The July issue of The Journal of Wildlife Management (Vol. 81.5), the latest Wildlife Monograph (Vol. 198) and the June issue of the Wildlife Society Bulletin (Vol. 41.2) are now...
WSB study: Acoustic lures help net elusive bats
Bat researchers have trouble using nets to catch species that forage in open spaces and fly too high, out of reach of traditional netting methods. But researchers seeking to catch...
The May/June issue of The Wildlife Professional
The lesser prairie chicken faces an uncertain future despite efforts of conservationists and wildlife biologists in five states. This issue of The Wildlife Professional looks at range-wide conservation plans in Colorado, New...
