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Wild Sheep Foundation Announces Scholarship
The Wildlife Society recently learned that the Wild Sheep Foundation has created a $5,000 scholarship and internship opportunity for students to learn the business side of wildlife management. The student...
Teaming With Wildlife Fly-In Supports Funding
As a active member of the Teaming With Wildlife Coalition steering committee, The Wildlife Society encourages TWS members to attend the Teaming With Wildlife Fly-In on February 24-25, 2015. Teaming...
APHIS Uses Detection Dogs for Nutria Eradication
Keeva and Rex are the two newest recruits in the efforts to protect Chesapeake Bay wetlands by eradicating invasive nutria from the Delmarva Peninsula. They have been trained to detect...
What We’re Doing
Wildlife professionals are the nation's premiere experts on the resources required to ensure effective conservation and management of native species. This real-world knowledge and experience is an extremely effective tool to engage with elected officials and agency administrators and advance the needs of the profession and science-based wildlife conservation. The Wildlife Society's Action Center provides wildlifers with up-to-date resources and information on U.S. wildlife policy issues in order to inform their engagement.
Virginia Tech Announces Southeastern Conclave
The Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society at Virginia Tech is proud to host the 2015 Southeastern Regional Wildlife Conclave. Conclave will take place from March 12-15, 2015 at the...
Thoughts from the Executive Director
By the time of this writing those of you who attended our annual conference in Pittsburgh have hopefully completed the inevitable in-basket routine, and made all the calls and responded...
FWS Reopens Comment Period on Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Habitat
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) reopened the comment period on its critical habitat designation proposal Wednesday for the western population of the yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus). FWS originally...
Travel Grants Deliver High Value for Students
The Wildlife Society recently awarded a total of $7,000 in travel grants to 18 deserving students who had been selected to be presenters at the 21st Annual Conference in Pittsburgh....
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Ducks Unlimited Graduate Fellowship Available
The Wildlife Society recently learned that Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is offering a one-year graduate fellowship to support a graduate student involved in waterfowl research. The award of up to...