Tag: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

December 21, 2021

Task force brings together federal, state wildlife agencies

State and federal wildlife officials have formed a new task force intended to improve coordination on landscape-scale projects. The Landscape Conservation Joint Task Force brings together the Association of Fish...

September 22, 2021

TWS member Tony Wasley elected AFWA president

Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies members have elected Nevada Department of Wildlife Director Tony Wasley as the organization’s new president. The announcement came during AFWA’s 111th Annual Meeting in...

December 1, 2020

‘Twenty years of conservation success’

States have long been able to count on federal funding for game management. But 20 years ago, Congress realized, it was a different story for thousands of non-hunted species and...

December 26, 2017

Indiana Chapter members honored by Midwest AWFA

Indiana received the Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA) “Excellence in Conservation” award in 2017. One of seven annual awards given by the 13-state MAFWA organization, the “Excellence...

May 16, 2017

TWS member Bruce Marcot awarded for pioneering climate work

TWS member Bruce Marcot has been at the forefront of researching climate change impacts on at-risk species for decades. Last week, he was honored for his work, which helped secure...

April 28, 2017

TWS endorses AFWA recommendations for 2018 Farm Bill

On Apr. 20, The Wildlife Society sent a letter in support of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies’ (AFWA) Policy Priorities for the 2018 Farm Bill to AFWA President Nick...

May 2, 2016

The Wildlife Professional’s special issue on State Wildlife Action Plans now online

The Cost of Conservation — Priceless A few years ago, an advertising campaign for a credit card company featured a series of commercials with the heart-warming theme, the best things...

February 29, 2016

TWS to host conference workshop on science and management

On Tuesday, March 15, The Wildlife Society will be hosting a workshop at the 81st North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The workshop will focus on the relationship between...