Kansas State Students Contribute to Ferret Recovery
When the crew saw the signature emerald-green eye shine, they knew they had found their quarry. The crew chased the ferret down a nearby prairie dog hole, set a cage...
TWS Signs On for Bristol Bay Management
TWS signed onto a letter along with 17 other professional, conservation, and sporting organizations, regarding development of the Pebble Mine deposit in the Bristol Bay region, Alaska. All the organizations...
Supplemental Feeding: To Feed or Not to Feed Wildlife
When it comes to the age-old question of whether or not to feed wildlife, a new study is finally providing us with a step in the right direction. Depending on...
Lizard Activity Can Act as “Barometer” to Environmental Change
Cold-blooded lizards can be notoriously finicky over the weather, so much so that tracking the activity of certain species could give researchers a way to measure environmental change, according to...
Northern Long-Eared Bat Listed As Threatened Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published final and interim rules regarding the status determination of the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) on April 1st. The final rule lists...
NC Section Responds to Wisconsin Proposals
The North Central Section of TWS wrote a letter to some of Wisconsin’s legislators, addressing concerns related to proposed changes to Wisconsin wildlife management. In the 2015-2017 biennial budget, Governor...
Win-Win for Southwestern Willow Flycatchers
What do western landowners and a small, grey endangered bird species have in common? They’ll both be coming out on top because of a new conservation program unveiled last week...
Most Important Areas of Future Conservation
Priority areas for future conservation in the U.S. are mostly concentrated in the Southeast — an area which lacks protected areas to support them, according to a new study. Researchers...
Policy Intern Opportunities with TWS
Wildlifers have an opportunity to work for their professional society and contribute to the policy activities of the organization. TWS is currently looking to fill two policy intern positions at...
