TWS Executive Director Williams presents plenary at Duck Symposium
Last week, federal and non-government conservation organizations, industry representatives and researchers gathered in Annapolis, Maryland, to address shared priorities for waterfowl and wetland conservation and management. The 7th North American...
Kansas Chapter issues statement on state wildlife bill
The Kansas Chapter of The Wildlife Society issued a position statement opposing Senate Bill No. 384 (SB 384), which would make changes to the Kansas Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation...
President’s budget requests funds for conservation programs
This past Tuesday, the Obama administration released its eighth and final budget request. The Executive budget proposal is the first step of the annual federal budgeting process, which will continue...
Economics of invasive species management
In recognition of National Invasive Species Awareness Week (Feb. 21-27), USDA Wildlife Services is providing a two-part series on the economics of invasive species management. Around the world, battles are...
Announcing the February issue of
The Journal of Wildlife Management
The new JWM, Vol. 80, Issue 2, is now online. Featured in this issue are: Bighorn Sheep and Cattle Grizzly Bear Ecology Sage-Grouse Detectability on Leks Subscribers may view the...
Rare bumblebee makes comeback
Populations of the bumblebee species Bombus occidentalis have been taken on a rollercoaster ride of declining and re-emerging, but the bees now appears to be on the ascending part of...
Plenary at TWS chapter meeting spotlights public lands issue
Transfer of federal public lands to state ownership is a hot-button issue in states like Arizona. Last year, Gov. Doug Ducey vetoed two bills that required the federal government to...
Researchers examine potential impacts of climate change on treefrogs
The trill of the gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor) attracts female mates, but fluctuating temperatures can cause the pitches of its call to become higher or lower than the intermediate pitched...
Celebrate North Carolina State Park System centennial during TWS 2016
Standing at over 6,600 feet, Mount Mitchell is the tallest peak east of the Mississippi River. It was 1915 when a group of North Carolina citizens set out to protect...
