TWS member Steve Williams honored for role in leadership training
The Boone and Crockett Club recently recognized Steve Williams, president of the Wildlife Management Institute and longtime TWS member, for his role in helping to found and provide direction as...
Tribes used fire to shape California forests for millennia
Managers are increasingly turning to prescribed fire to address unhealthy forest conditions in California. But as researchers recently explored in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, they are...
2022 TWS Elections: Northwest candidates
The ballot for The Wildlife Society’s 2022 elections includes nominees for the position of North Central Section representatives. See a previous article on candidates for TWS vice president and North...
Council meeting news and notes
The Wildlife Society Council held its annual spring meeting in Spokane during the 87th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference March 13-14, 2022. The major actions and discussion topics...
Kentucky opens new wildlife area
A new wildlife management is opening in western Kentucky. Slated to open April 1, the Harris-Dickerson Wildlife Management Area in Hopkins County will provide opportunities for hunting, fishing and watching...
Boat speed and sonar may thwart killer whales’ hunt for prey
When killer whales prowl the dark coastal waters of Washington state and British Columbia, sound helps more than sight. The marine mammals pulse a series of underwater clicks that beam...
Climate committee recognizes ecosystem importance
At a recent meeting of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, committee members expressed the importance of federal investments in ecosystem conservation and restoration in order to advance...
Humpback entanglements bring halt to Dungeness crabbing
California is halting commercial Dungeness crab fishing after two humpback whales were seen entangled in crab fishing gear. “The past few seasons have been difficult for fishing families, communities and...
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act heads to Senate floor
The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works advanced the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (S.2372) in a 15-5 bipartisan vote during this week’s full committee markup on the legislation....
