Rare tortoise discovery doubles the species
When researchers discovered a lone female tortoise on one of the more remote Galapagos Islands, it raised intriguing questions. Only one other tortoise, a male found in 1906, had ever...
Wild Cam: The Argentine deer that lost its migratory path
Jo Anne Smith-Flueck and her colleagues floated up to the nearly toothless huemul by boat on Lago La Plata, a clear glacial lake surrounded by pine forests and the snowy...
Giant hornet gets a new name
They got the name “murder hornet” for their unique way they kill their prey, but maybe that was a bit too much of a burden for the Asian giant hornet....
For the world’s wildlife, no news may be bad news
Many species are too “data deficient” to receive a full assessment, raising questions about what their conservation status ought to be. Even some commonly known species are underassessed, and researchers...
The July issue of the Wildlife Society Bulletin
The Wildlife Society Bulletin is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published four times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management and...
Watch: Ongoing study examines eastern Oregon turtles
The northwestern pond turtles (Actinemys marmorata) in eastern Oregon are a unique population. The east side of the state is much drier than the west, raising questions about how that...
Training, conference, rebranding earn Texas Chapter of the Year Award
The Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s success at providing professional training to early career professionals, rebranding their logo to be more inclusive, putting on a successful conference and more...
Tiger numbers rise across Asia
Tiger numbers throughout much of Asia are on the rise. The International Union for Conservation of Nature estimates between 3,726 and 5,578 tigers roam the continent. Those numbers are up...
TWS2021: Zoos provide healthy painted dogs gene pool
African painted dogs are among the most endangered canids in the world. These predators range widely, albeit thinly, in various pockets of the continent in the wild. The largest contiguous...
