Search Results for: wild cam

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...

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...

Physalaemus soaresi frog
March 26, 2015

Fifteen Most At-Risk Species Have Low Survival Chance

Two Mexican rodent species as well as a number of birds and frogs rate among the 15 animal species with the lowest chance for survival in the world. A new...

Koala
March 25, 2015

How Researchers Use Nose Patterns to Identify Koalas

When it comes to identifying individual koalas, the nose knows. According to Peggy Shaw-McBee, assistant professor at Kansas State University and long-standing TWS member, a technique called nose pigmentation patterns is...

Snow Geese
March 20, 2015

Thousands of Snow Geese Die in Idaho

About 2,000 snow geese (Chen caerulescens) died midflight in eastern Idaho last week, likely from avian cholera, according to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. The snow geese were...

UAF
March 20, 2015

Rutting Moose, Chili, and Hunter Education

During the fall semester, the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society welcomed new members and continued to establish traditions for the chapter. To kick off...

Birds of prey
March 18, 2015

Meet the Candidates: TWS 2015 Elections

The Wildlife Society announces candidates for positions on TWS Council. Electronic ballots will be sent in May to all members with an email address. If you do not have an...

Nutria
March 16, 2015

Restoration Through Eradication

From the spring issue of The Wildlife Professional. The Chesapeake Bay Nutria Eradication Project Throughout the 1900s, nutria (Myocastor coypus) — South American semi-aquatic rodents once prized for their pelt — were...

Alberta Chapter
March 6, 2015

Beaver Hills Bioblitz

Alberta Chapter of The Wildlife Society (ACTWS) biologists again played a key role in the success of the second annual Beaver Hills Bioblitz held January 18, 2015 at the Strathcona...

Bowhunting
February 25, 2015

Early Human Farmers Used Hunting for Social Cohesion

Way before we had TV shows or manufactured board games, bowhunting may have been the pastime that brought communities together and marked individual prestige in societies. New archaeological evidence suggests...