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 ...
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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 ...
Student research project: Monitoring Georgia black bears
A small black bear population (Ursus americanus) in central Georgia appears to be relatively stable, and more bears are found in upland habitat filled with pines ...
Bats, biscuits, and BBQ: My story of a summer in the South
Living in Maine my whole life, I have spent very little time south of Southern Maine. This is why when given the opportunity to cross over the Piscataqua, and drive ...
Rare sea turtles in Georgia recovering ahead of schedule
Sea turtles in Georgia have sailed past the state’s recovery goal of 2,800 nests, a conservation milestone the turtles weren’t expected to reach for another ...