Eradication lets Rat Island shed its name
Rat Island, one of many islands in the Aleutian archipelago in Alaska, used to be aptly named. Invasive rats first arrived after escaping from a Japanese shipwreck in the 1780s....
Forest Service document assesses invasive species
The U.S. Forest Service has released a comprehensive assessment of invasive species, including plants, pathogens, insects and animals. Some are new arrivals. Some invaded so long ago that people are...
‘Forever chemicals’ may threaten Pacific sea turtles
A female hawksbill sea turtle unwittingly ingested many of the chemicals in her body while feeding off the coast of northern Oahu for several years before 2012. By the time...
USGS report details greater sage-grouse decline
Greater sage-grouse populations have declined significantly over the last six decades, according to a new report by the U.S. Geological Survey. The report documents an 80% rangewide decline since 1965...
TWS 2021 Awards Season: Professional Achievement Awards
The Wildlife Society is accepting nominations for awards through May 1, 2021. The Awards Program annually honors professional excellence, recognizes outstanding achievement, and highlights contributions to wildlife science and management....
Dogs stymie spread of avian botulism in Hawaii
Avian botulism first hit Laysan ducks in Midway Atoll in 2008. The disease, essentially a form of food poisoning, threatened to derail the recovery work of one of the most...
Watch: A wolf’s point of view
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see the world from a wolfs perspective? For the first time, researchers have released footage taken from a wild wolf’s...
JWM: Strictly regulated gator harvest boosts their numbers
Can killing animals within a population actually save that same population? The question might sound a little ludicrous, but as Mark Merchant, a biochemistry professor at McNeese State University in...
2021 TWS Elections: Southeastern Section candidates
The ballot for The Wildlife Society’s 2021 elections includes candidates for the position of Southeastern Section representative. See previous articles on candidates for TWS vice president, Canadian Section representative and...
