New operations and outreach intern joins TWS headquarters
The Wildlife Society welcomes its newest operations and outreach intern, Alexia Yau, to TWS headquarters. Yau is from Hampton, Va. and graduated in the summer of 2020 from the University...
Appropriations process continues as year-end approaches
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a spending package in late July, which contains bills that set funding levels for the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and the Interior....
Small bat flies 1,250 miles, gets eaten by cat
Some bats are known for their long flights, but not everyone appreciates their Olympic-worthy migratory marathon. The U.K. Bat Conservation Trust recently described a 1,250-mile journey they tracked of an...
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The August 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...
Administration to replace wetlands regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers announced initial plans to replace a rule finalized during the Trump administration defining the “waters of the U.S.”—or WOTUS—under the...
TWS Publications Awards recognize outstanding work
From exploring warbler migration to conflicts between carnivores and livestock, recipients of TWS’ 2021 Wildlife Publications Awards covered a wide range of topics in wildlife conservation and management. Gunnar Kramer,...
Under climate change, more of Yellowstone to burn
The wildfires burning across the western United States may offer a glimpse of the future of forests, according to recent research. Rupert Seidl, Professor of Ecosystem Dynamics and Forest Management...
The synergistic relationship between bats and prairie dogs
Large numbers of bats hunt around black-tailed prairie dog colonies, and some may even use abandoned burrows as day roosts, recent sound surveys have revealed. Black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus)...
Even captive monarchs migrate south
Eastern monarch butterflies kept in captivity still migrate south when they’re released. That could be good news for butterfly-rearing hobbyists and classrooms that raise monarchs as a learning opportunity. Researchers...
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