TWS section and chapter meetings in February
The Wildlife Society’s sections, chapters and working groups hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meetings are currently scheduled in ...
California
Translocating pesky squirrels can help declining owls
One person’s annoyance can be a declining species’ treasure. Wildlife managers are putting squirrels that are a nuisance to ranchers and other landowners to ...
In California, two tales of mountain lions emerge
California likely has more landscape suitable for mountain lions than any other state, researchers recently found, but half of it consists of unprotected lands ...
Bats are resilient to megafires in the West
As burning from lightning-caused wildfires intensifies in the West, researchers were surprised to find that a number of bats are adapting well to the changes. “We ...
More severe wildfires may decrease northern goshawk habitat
As wildfires become more intense and frequent in the western United States, northern goshawks may be losing important landscapes they rely on in California’s ...
JWM: For spotted owls, missing the trees for the forest
Protecting remaining old growth forests won’t always conserve northern spotted owls, a team of researchers found. Instead, they say, managers may need to zoom in ...
TWS section and chapter meetings in January
The Wildlife Society’s sections, chapters and working groups hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meetings are currently scheduled in ...
Cameras reveal new Sierra Nevada fox population in Calif.
Wildlife managers have discovered a previously unknown population of potentially endangered foxes high in the mountains of California, according to preliminary ...
Vehicle strikes, rodenticide cause L.A. puma deaths
Humans are the main reason for adult mountain lion deaths in a struggling population living on the fringes of California’s largest city over the last two decades. ...
California chapter to host workshop on California Environmental Quality Act
Most wildlife and fisheries biologists working in California will encounter the California Environmental Quality Act at some point in their careers — either ...