Report finds provinces fell far short of conservation pledge
A report by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society found most Canadian provinces fell far short of the country’s 10-year goal to conserve 17% of its land mass by 2020....
Biden administration fills key leadership positions
Five months into the Biden U.S. administration, leadership at the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture is falling into place. Deb Haaland, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna,...
Index details wildlife values across the U.S.
Why do voters in Colorado back reintroducing the gray wolf while Montana and Idaho legislators are seeking to reduce wolf populations? It’s not a surprise to researchers at Colorado State...
Here’s what’s happening in the North Central Section: Part 3
Below is a summary of recent student chapter activities within the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society, which was included in the section’s Spring 2021 newsletter. The newsletter includes...
JWM: Boreal toads have become nearly extirpated in northwest Montana
A boreal toad population has become nearly extirpated in an area of western Montana that was relatively recently converted to a national wildlife refuge. “In essence, what we found in...
As the climate changes, are monarchs changing, too?
The western monarch butterfly population has been decreasing on its usual breeding grounds throughout the West. Last winter, overwintering numbers were the lowest ever recorded. But that may not mean...
Wildlife Vocalizations: Kelly VanBeek
Wildlife Vocalizations is a collection of short personal perspectives from people in the field of wildlife sciences. I’ve always joked that I wish I could wear a label as my...
Snakes are on the menu for some spiders
All over the world, there are instances of snakes feeding on spiders, researchers found in a recent meta-analysis. In a study published in the Journal of Arachnology, a team of...
Conference registration now open!
Registration for The Wildlife Society’s 2021 Annual Conference is now open! This year’s conference will be entirely virtual, taking place November 1-5, 2021. In order to make the conference accessible to...
