TWS chapter meetings in September
The Wildlife Society’s sections, chapters and working groups hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meetings are currently scheduled in ...
Georgia
Beachgoers help rescue dozens of stranded whales
Beachgoers, wildlife officials and lifeguards in Georgia pitched in to help free dozens of stranded whales earlier this month. About 50 live short-finned pilot ...
Georgia sea turtles on pace for record year
Early nesting data suggests loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) on the Georgia coast could have a record year. Researchers have counted 1,779 sea turtle nests ...
TWS member makes splash with gargantuan gator encounter
When Brent Howze received a call about a big alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) wallowing around in a farmer’s irrigation ditch on a Monday morning in ...
JWM: Head-starting can help imperiled gopher tortoises
Lending a helping hand to gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) through head-starting may help augment depleted populations, according to new research. “We know ...
TWS Chapter meetings in September
Sections, Chapters, and Working Groups of The Wildlife Society hold meetings and workshops throughout the year. The following meetings are currently scheduled ...
On Georgia island, clever lemurs get all the attention
In the lemur world, smarts could mean popularity. New research found that lemurs spent more time with individuals who figured out how to complete a foraging ...
GA Student Chapters remain highly engaged on and off campus
Below is a summary of recent Student Chapter activities within Georgia, which was included in the Georgia Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s Fall 2017 newsletter. ...
Atlanta residents welcome pollinators to their urban gardens
The next time you bite into a juicy pear, thank the bees buzzing outside. Thirty-five percent of the world’s crop production depends on pollinators like birds, ...
Sea-level rise: Predation to affect seaside sparrows more than flooding
When Elizabeth Hunter was doing her dissertation at the University of Georgia on the effects of sea-level rise on coastal birds, including seaside sparrows ...