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The January issue of JWM is now available

The featured article models the occupancy of prey, predators and livestock in the Central Himalayas

Read Now January 7, 2026
January 16, 2026

LISTEN: Shearer reflects on career with USFWS

Hope perseveres despite early retirement for former federal wildlife professional

January 16, 2026

WATCH: Wildlife interact with underwater turbines

Seals and seabirds appear to be safe from colliding with tidal energy infrastructure

January 15, 2026

Oregon elk genetics may shield rare deer subspecies from CWD

Around half of the state’s elk have genes associated with lower susceptibility to chronic wasting disease

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Former President Bio
March 31, 2015

Bio of Former TWS President, Wildlife Pioneer Released

A publication on Ian McTaggart-Cowan’s life was released by Harbour Publishing in February 2015, entitled Ian McTaggart Cowan: The Legacy of a Pioneering Biologist, Educator and Conservationist. The book was...

Geese
March 30, 2015

Border Collies Might Chase Geese From National Mall

The National Park Service has plans to send dogs in Washington D.C. on a wild goose chase. The agency proposed Tuesday to use border collies to chase Canada geese (Branta canadensis)...

Butterflies
March 30, 2015

Endangered Butterflies Released Into the Wild

Small black, orange and white checkered butterfly wings flittering through Washington State were once a rare sight. But just last week the Oregon Zoo and Washington Department of Fish and...

Fly species
March 30, 2015

Entomologists Discover 30 New Species in LA Backyards

The discovery of species unknown to science usually comes with stories of expeditions into remote cloud forests, underwater caves or deep oceanic trenches. But a new study conducted by the...

March 30, 2015

UTM Members Promote Student Involvement

The University of Tennessee at Martin Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society engages members in various educational and leadership building activities to better prepare them for the professional world while...

Great blue heron
March 27, 2015

Video: Vancouver’s Stanley Park Kicks Off Blue Heron Cam

One of the largest urban colonies of Pacific great blue herons (Ardea herodias) in North America sits right in the middle of Canada’s third biggest city. At 45-54 inches tall,...

Post Fire Logging
March 27, 2015

Post-fire Logging Means Less Woody Fuel for Forest Fires

Forest managers have much to contend with when it comes to tackling wildfires that can destroy endless acres of wildlife habitat. But, based on a recent study published in Forest...

Horses
March 27, 2015

Coalition Calls for Reductions in Feral Horse & Burro

The National Horse and Burro Rangeland Management Coalition submitted testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior Environment, and Related Agencies that addresses aspects of the Bureau of Land Management’s...

Conclave
March 27, 2015

Students Bring High Energy to the TWS SE Conclave

The Wildlife Society’s Southeastern Conclave took place Thursday, March 12 through Sunday, March 15, 2015 in Smith Mountain Lake, VA and was hosted by the Virginia Tech Student Chapter of...