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Wild Cam: As snow decreases, wolf stomachs rumble

Lower snow levels in Minnesota winters means fewer vulnerable deer for packs to prey on

Read Now December 19, 2024
December 26, 2024

U.S. Senate passes the America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act

The bill will reauthorize several key federal conservation programs through 2030

December 26, 2024

High-altitude grasslands are key to conserving Andean bears

Managers should also take into consideration when livestock foraged in these areas

December 23, 2024

Apply now for 2025 Native American Research Assistantship

Those selected will work on a three-month research project with the U.S. Forest Service

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Tiger skin
June 16, 2015

New Exhibit Highlights Poaching’s Toll on Wildlife

Consider this: Last year, more than 1,200 rhinoceroses were slaughtered for their horns; in 2013, 20,000 elephants were killed for their tusks and ivory; and in the last century, the...

Giraffe
June 15, 2015

Wild Cam Series: Serengeti Wildlife

One of the largest camera trap surveys ever conducted used citizen scientists to take an inside view into discovering the ways animals in the Serengeti divide up their space and...

TWS Annual Conference 2015 Winnipeg
June 15, 2015

Apply Now for Student Travel Grants

The submission site for student travel grants to the TWS 22nd Annual Conference is now open. Apply here. Grants are available for TWS student members presenting a technical paper or...

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The 1000
June 12, 2015

LAST CHANCE TO BECOME A CHARTER MEMBER

Just two weeks left to become a Charter Member of The 1,000! Charter members are visionaries who not only recognize a need, but move to action to realize a goal....

Black bear
June 12, 2015

“Teddy” Bear to be Removed from Endangered List

More than a century ago, President Theodore Roosevelt was on a hunting trip in Mississippi where he refused to shoot a Louisiana black bear that one of the guides and...

Scenic
June 11, 2015

Federal Lands Transfer Efforts Would Impact Access

Recent efforts across the western U.S. have focused on the potential sale and transfer of federal lands to state governments and private entities. In 2012, the Utah state legislature passed...

Waterfowl
June 11, 2015

Game Birds Ingesting Plastic and Garbage Metal: Study

Waterfowl commonly hunted as game birds in eastern Canada are ingesting significant amounts of plastic and garbage metal, according to a new study. While researchers have been documenting the ingesting...

Bats
June 10, 2015

Collaborative Bat Monitoring Study Launched

The United States Forest Service recently published plans for a new program to monitor bat populations across North America and determine the effects of ongoing threats such as habitat loss,...

Roland Kays
June 10, 2015

Ignite TWS: Roland Kays on Camera Trapping

“Enlighten us, but make it quick.” — Ignite Imagine that you’re about to present a talk that shares your passion about a personal or professional wildlife-related experience to over 300...

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