TWS Attends Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting
The Wildlife Society and the National Horse & Burro Rangeland Management Coalition provided testimony to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board meeting this...
A Look at the Environment on the 45th Earth Day
Today, people across the country are celebrating the 45th Earth Day—an annual holiday for honoring our planet. Since the first Earth Day in 1970, there have been environmental improvements including...
Nuclear Radiation Impacts Fukushima Birds
Some birds in highly radioactive areas of Fukushima in eastern Japan have dropped significantly in numbers over the four years since the nuclear disaster occurred. In 2011, radioactive material began...
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One Step Closer to Limited Bear Hunting in Florida
Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved a proposal for limited bear hunting at a recent meeting where they discussed ways to manage the state’s thriving population...
President’s Podium, April 2015
The Rites of Spring, and Why Do Wildlife Matter? Spring has definitely sprung in Prairie Canada, seemingly much earlier than in the past few years. We generally wintered well in...
Your Adventures With the Big Wildlife at Little Duck
All registered attendees for the 2015 TWS Annual Conference will be automatically entered into a draw for a 2016 fly-in fishing trip for two at The Lodge at Little Duck, compliments...
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Common Bird Conservation Boosts City Economies
The conservation and feeding of common birds contributes to city economies to the tune of millions of dollars a year, according to a new study. “People are very engaged with...
Improving Public Perception of Environmental Damage
A recent study looking at public perception shows that history has a tendency to soften the damage of some of the worst villains. Spruce bark beetles (Ips typographus) — originally...
How Light Can Prevent Bird Strikes
On a cold January afternoon in 2009, a flock of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) flew into both jet engines of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 as it was flying over the...
