Series: TWS Conference

It’s been an exciting week at The Wildlife Society’s 2021 Virtual Conference. About 2,400 wildifers registered for this year’s conference, taking part in a week of thought-provoking discussions, presentations on...

A high density of Burmese pythons limits the number of bobcats likely to appear on tree islands—patches of high, dry ground that serve as refuge for terrestrial diversity—in the Florida...

Crested caracaras are found widely across the American tropics, but the species’ northern range pushes into some of the southernmost states in the U.S. While this falcon is relatively common...

Surveying and monitoring endangered lizards can be difficult. The species tend to be cryptic. Permits are hard to come by. And biologists often try to avoid disturbing the lizards while...

Aquatic bird carcasses have been discovered around solar power facilities for years, even when these developments are miles from water bodies. Researchers have previously hypothesized a “lake effect” where these...

Coyotes have woven their way into the ecological fabric of urban life in many North American cities, but they can also cause conflicts with people. “Their intelligence and adaptability makes...

Climate change could change the number and location of fish that seals prey on in Hudson Bay by the end of the century, likely affecting seal populations. Past studies have...

Uncovering wild carnivore conflicts in the Himalayan region and analyzing a new hound bear-hunt in Georgia are just a two topics that will be covered and displayed virtually on posters...

When Erik Blomberg went to a regional meeting on upland bird management in 2016, he learned that satellite telemetry was providing some novel insights about American woodcock migration in the...

TWS member Steve Windels has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Jim McDonough Award. Windels is a research wildlife biologist at Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota.  He has...