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Q&A: Tony Wasley reflects on his career
When Tony Wasley retires on Dec. 30, he will cap nearly 10 years as the director of the Nevada Department of Wildlife. One of the nation’s longest-serving wildlife directors and...
Long distance red knots experience mid-flight crab crunch
Red knots are among the great long-distance fliers of the world. Some of the best-traveled of these small shorebirds migrate all the way from the Arctic circle of Canada to...
Position Statements
Position Statements These are broad and topical statements on a wildlife issue that defines the issue, contains factual background data, describes the most probable biological, social, and economics results of...
Bird flu kills Florida dolphin
A bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) was found dead in Florida due to bird flu. It’s the first cetacean found with highly pathogenic avian influenza in the United States and one...
TWS2021: Zoos provide healthy painted dogs gene pool
African painted dogs are among the most endangered canids in the world. These predators range widely, albeit thinly, in various pockets of the continent in the wild. The largest contiguous...
2022 TWS ballot results
The results of the ballots for The Wildlife Society’s 2022 Council elections are in. The elections have ushered in Art Rodgers as the new vice president of TWS. Jim Sedinger...
Are wolves’ footprints on ecosystems overstated?
Some people revere wolves. Some condemn them. Some credit them with restoring ecosystems in places like Yellowstone National Park. Others condemn them for causing conflict with livestock. But researchers recently...
WSB: Little brown bats at low risk of catching coronavirus
Increasing rates of vaccination among wildlife managers and mask use has likely reduced the risk of transmission of coronavirus from humans to the bats they work with. Bats can carry...
JWM: Vulture predation on cattle increases in Midwest
The idea of a flock of vultures carrying off a cow may seem like some ridiculous fantasy, but as black vultures expand northward into the United States, it may not...
2022 TWS Elections: Western representatives
The ballot for The Wildlife Society’s 2022 elections includes nominees for the position of Western representative. See a previous article on candidates for TWS vice president, North Central representatives and...