Illegal Weed Plantations May Affect Owl Recovery
Illegal marijuana plantations may not lead to high times for the recovery of a species of threatened owls, according to researchers. The northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) is currently...
TWS Backs Effort Demanding Halt on Old Growth Logging
The Wildlife Society has joined with six other scientific societies on a campaign to prompt the Obama administration to halt old-growth forest logging in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska....
Idaho Student Chapter Educates Community
The University of Idaho Student Chapter of TWS participated in numerous educational opportunities during this past fall semester. Student members assisted the Idaho Department of Fish and Game with several...
Northwest Territories Mobile Conservation Area
The Northwest Territories has banned hunting in a new, mobile conservation area with changing borders to protect the vulnerable Bathurst caribou herd. Radio collars and reconnaissance flights will be used...
Call for Student Research in Progress Posters
Deadline: June 18, 2015 at 11:59 pm 22nd Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society Winnipeg, Manitoba ♦ October 17-21, 2015 The Student Development Working Group invites students to submit Research-in-Progress...
Wildlife Damage Program Helps Prevent Conflicts
Wildlife damage specialists with the South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks Department work with nearly 2,000 landowners to manage potential wildlife conflicts on their land. The damage specialists help prevent...
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Students Pursue Career Goals by Volunteering, Networking
The University of Vermont (UVM) Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society has been actively involved in wildlife and fisheries related activities since 1973. Student members volunteer with many local organizations...
Novel Collars Aid in Assessing Disease Risks
The ability to accurately measure and detect contact between two or more animals is critical to understanding disease transmission risks. In order to collect more accurate contact data among white-tailed...
Video: Hundreds of Manatees Overrun Wildlife Refuge
Three hundred manatees staged an invasion of a Florida National Wildlife Refuge, forcing the Three Sisters Springs in Florida’s Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge to close Monday. The manatees likely...
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