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Ten members named TWS Fellows for 2021
Ten longtime TWS members have been named TWS Fellows for 2021. The TWS Fellows Award is given out each year to individuals who have “distinguished themselves through exceptional service” to...
Wild pigs’ climate impact amounts to 1 million cars
Wild pigs aren’t just destructive to property and the landscape. They may also contribute to climate change. By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs release about 4.9 million metric...
UFWS releases Birds of Conservation Concern 2021 report
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released the Birds of Conservation Concern 2021 report, which lists 269 bird species that the agency has identified as in need of conservation...
Minnesota Chapter: 2019 Award Recipients
2019 MNTWS Award Recipients Announced February 19, 2020 in Willmar, MN The Minnesota Award was presented to Jodie Provost. This is our Chapter’s highest award and is presented to an...
Watch: Tasmanian devils return to mainland after 3,000 years
More than 3,000 years since they died off there, Tasmanian devils have been reintroduced to the Australian mainland. The organization Aussie Ark has released 11 Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) at...
Interior announces $130 million toward wetlands
The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved a total of $130 million in federal grants and matching funds this month to advance wetlands conservation. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received $33.3...
COVID-19 takes mental toll on grad students
A pair of surveys show the psychological toll that the novel coronavirus outbreak is having on graduate students. A study in the United States found signs of depression have doubled...
Wetlands Working Group: 2015 News Archive
2015 News December Piping Plovers May Not Benefit From Watershed Drainage The federally threatened piping plover (Charadrius melodus) breeds in habitats of the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) which naturally fluctuate in...
Cleveland, Tenn., student chapter members had eventful 2019
From earning over 1,000 volunteer hours with federal and state natural resource agencies to earning paid internships, the Cleveland State Community College student chapter of The Wildlife Society in Cleveland,...
Tied-up snakes to targeted reindeer: Our top stories of 2019
Confusion between lynx and bobcats, snakes tied into knots and wildlife diseases affecting deer, frogs and turtles reached the forefront of reader interest in 2019 at The Wildlife Society. As...