Series: TWS Conference

December 14, 2018

2019 call for proposals open now

This is an exciting year! The Wildlife Society and the American Fisheries Society will hold their first-ever joint conference in Reno, Nevada, Sept. 29–Oct. 3, 2019. Proposals for education and...

November 21, 2018

Texas A&M University-Kingsville earns Student Chapter of the Year

Texas A&M University-Kingsville took home the 2018 Student Chapter of the Year award at this year’s annual TWS conference in Cleveland. Student chapters that actively and effectively help The Wildlife...

November 16, 2018

Grant helps native students attend TWS conference

Eleven native students took advantage of networking and learning opportunities at the annual TWS conference in Cleveland thanks to Native Student Professional Development Program (NSPD) grants. The program started in...

November 1, 2018

Student travel grants bring 17 wildlife students to Cleveland

Each year, wildlife students look forward to the annual TWS conference. This year, 47 percent of conference attendees were students, and student travel grants helped make it easier for 17...

October 12, 2018

Ending the conference on a high note in Cleveland

From the sessions and talks to the workshops, plenaries and field trips, over 1,650 conference attendees learned a week-long array of wildlife knowledge and networked with their peers at the...

October 11, 2018

Plenary speakers look to future wildlife concerns

At its 25th Annual Conference, The Wildlife Society is celebrating the conservation successes we’ve achieved, but that doesn’t mean the work is done. As speakers took the stage at the...

October 10, 2018

Seeking funds in new places

With funding for wildlife uncertain and conservation needs on the rise, conservation organizations are on the lookout for new sources to keep their efforts alive. Where will these dollars come...

October 10, 2018

Students take advantage of networking opportunity

Conferences are a great way for students to get advice and guidance from experienced professionals, but sometimes it’s hard for students to know where to start. This year’s Student-Professional Networking...

October 9, 2018

Members discuss range of issues at annual meeting

Digging into the TWS archives, Southeastern Section Representative Mike Conner discovered that back in 1938, membership dues were $5. That may not sound like much now, but adjusted for inflation,...

October 9, 2018

Wini Kessler: A pioneer for women in wildlife

Like Aldo Leopold, this year’s Aldo Leopold Memorial Award winner Wini Kessler finds important lessons from what seem like mundane events. But unlike Leopold, Kessler, a member of The Wildlife...