Joro spiders could spread throughout East Coast
Joro spiders may look big and scary, but biologists say that unlike some other introduced species, they may not pose a danger to the environment, even if they spread across...
Editor-in-chief sought for Wildlife Monographs
The Wildlife Society is currently soliciting applications for the position of editor-in-chief for its highly regarded, peer-reviewed publication, Wildlife Monographs. The EIC serves at the pleasure TWS Council and may...
Wild Cam: Tracking habitat preferences of imperiled Ecuadorian primates
In the coastal rainforest of Ecuador, Jacquelyn Tleimat sometimes felt like her tree climbing skills were being judged. She and her colleagues hiked for miles, hacking vegetation away with machetes...
Envisioning the future of conservation
What does the future of conservation look like? What have we learned? What do we need to do to be successful? What are we getting wrong? These are questions that...
Watch: For some lizards, escape is a matter of detachment
For some lizards, getting out of harm’s way is as easy as detaching their tails. But that comes at a cost. Tails do come in handy, after all. How do...
USFWS director voices support for RAWA
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams expressed support for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act on Tuesday, saying it would help address “unprecedented challenges” facing wildlife and ecosystems. “From...
Maps highlight species at risk
Researchers have created a set of maps to document where biodiversity in the United States is most at risk. The effort is part of a partnership between the nonprofit conservation...
Brainier birds deal better with climate change
When researchers in Chicago studied museum specimens of birds that died from window strikes, they discovered a trend. Since the 1970s, a warming climate was causing many species of birds...
The April issue of the Journal of Wildlife Management
The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management...
