Florida’s Largest Recorded Black Bear Trapped and Killed
A new neighbor moved into a Seminole County neighborhood in Tallahassee, Florida earlier this month, but he was far from welcome — likely because he was a 740-pound black bear...
Nonlethal Management of Predator Damage
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Wildlife Services (WS) program in Montana recently co-sponsored a workshop, Non-lethal Predator Damage Management, in Dillon, Montana. Bringing producers together during this season...
Survey Shows Residents Care about Nongame Conservation
Pennsylvania residents are concerned about the management and conservation of nongame wildlife species and support a variety of funding sources, according to a new survey conducted for the Pennsylvania Game...
TWS Signs Letter in Support of Duck Stamp Funds Allocation
The Wildlife Society and 19 other conservation organization and sportsmen’s groups wrote in support of the recently passed Federal Duck Stamp Act, which will increase the price of duck stamps...
Thoughts from the Executive Director
Over the last year I have communicated on various aspects of the Society’s business and the many changes underway to enhance the Society’s value to its members. Last month completed...
Yellowhammers: Hero to Invasive Villain in 15 Years
Introducing foreign species into new regions has long been fraught with problems but researchers have found a way to track some of the long-term consequences of the establishment of a...
Taking Wildlife Science to the Community
The fall semester of 2014 was an exciting one for the University of Montana’s Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society. The 40+ members maintain an active schedule with weekly meetings...
Genetic Forensics Reveal Poaching Hot Spots
Research sleuths from the University of Washington and India’s Tata Institute of Fundamental Research used clues from leopard (panthera pardus) DNA to identify leopard-poaching hotspots in India, according to a...
Changes to Mexican Wolf Recovery Efforts
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has issued a final rule granting endangered status to the Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Mexican...
