Ecosystem engineers buffer animals from extinction
Species like beavers and elephants that engineer and change the ecosystems around them could help save other species from extinction. A new study may be the first to quantify the...
Mexico conference organizers receive TWS Group Achievement Award
When Tad Theimer attended his first joint meeting of the Arizona and New Mexico chapters of The Wildlife Society, he was surprised by something that he saw on a PowerPoint...
Researchers study wolf howls by joining in the chorus
When Sarah Bassing and her colleagues wanted to know what parts of their study areas were occupied by wolves, they asked them. “We would go to these random sites and...
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Court upholds BLM’s management of wild horses
A federal appeals court recently upheld the Bureau of Land Management’s decisions to help control populations of wild horses and burros, in two separate cases decided earlier this month. The...
TWS says analyses on new MBTA rule are inadequate
The Wildlife Society recently determined that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s draft environmental impact statement accompanying a proposed rule that would limit enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act...
Agencies create new plan in response to declining caribou
Wildlife management agencies have developed a new strategy to halt the decline of barren-ground caribou populations across Canada’s Northwest Territories. Many barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) have seen large declines...
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A promise for diversity, equity and inclusion
Dear TWS Members: Last month, The Wildlife Society made a promise to prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything that we do. As President of TWS, I intend to keep...
Wildlife community celebrates Latino Conservation Week
From July 18 to July 26, communities throughout the country are celebrating the seventh annual Latino Conservation Week by connecting with the outdoors. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s...
Rick Baydack receives Excellence in Wildlife Education Award
After more than 40 years in higher education, Rick Baydack is not just working with a tight circle of graduate students. He still teaches his share of undergrad classes and...
