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JWM: When do grizzlies prey on livestock?
Decades of records of grizzly bears preying on cattle and other livestock on grazing land in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem have revealed some key ways to limit livestock losses. “Conflicts...
Tiny blackpoll warblers fly 12,500 miles in yearly migrations
Half-ounce songbirds, blackpoll warblers (Setophaga striata) redefine the meaning of endurance in their epic trip from the northwestern edge of Alaska to the East Coast before continuing on to Venezuela,...
More legal challenges over gray wolves, grizzly bears
Over the past several years, gray wolves (Canis lupus) have been the subject of several efforts by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delist the species under the Endangered...
Colorado student chapters new and old celebrate busy fall semesters
This article originally appears in the Colorado Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s December 2018 newsletter. Photos of student chapter activities are also available in the newsletter. Colorado State University Student...
Wyoming Chapter: Recent & Relevant Literature, Spring/Summer 2018
Recent & Relevant Literature Spring/Summer 2018 Nongame Nest mortality of sagebrush songbirds due to a severe hailstorm Hightower et al. (2018), The Wilson Journal of Ornithology Nontarget effects on songbirds...
The Plight of the Sagebrush Songbirds: A Limerick
The Plight of the Sagebrush Songbirds: A Limerick By Lindsey Sanders, 2016 Graduate Student Scholarship Recipient Out in the vast sagebrush sea There’s a curious problem you’ll see On the...
Exploring Ohio: Public lands near the ‘Land’
Click here to register for TWS’ 25th Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, or visit twsconference.org for details, regular updates and other important conference information. For many people, thoughts of Cleveland...
WSB: In dwindling forest, caribou lay low to avoid biting flies
As the timber industry cuts into the boreal habitat of threatened woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Canadian law shields the species from hunting, but the caribou have little protection against...
Position Statements & Other Policy Engagement Documents
As leaders in wildlife science, management and conservation, The Wildlife Society has a responsibility to address national and international issues that affect the current and future status of wildlife in...
DOI reopens sage-grouse plans
On Oct. 11, 2017 the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a notice announcing its intent to amend 2015 BLM and U.S. Forest Service land use plans put in place...