Tag: grazing

December 1, 2022

TWS updates positions statements on climate change and grazing

The Wildlife Society’s governing Council has recently released updated position statements on two issues of importance to wildlife professionals. The updated position statements on Climate Change, Sustainability, and Wildlife as...

March 2, 2020

The Wildlife Society provides recommendations for grazing regulations

The Wildlife Society submitted comments to the Bureau of Land Management last week, highlighting a list of issues that the BLM should consider in its forthcoming Environmental Impact Statement that...

December 28, 2018

Site Visit Insights: Grazing helps a threatened salamander

Site visits are critical to helping scientists learn more about species and their habitats.  The trips often take them into areas most people do not have a chance to explore,...

October 18, 2017

JWM study: Grazing shows little effect on grouse nesting

As habitat loss and fragmentation continue to threaten the greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), a study in Montana found livestock grazing seems to have little impact on the bird’s nest...

April 12, 2017

Livestock has varying effects on sage-grouse

Contrary to common belief, livestock grazing may not necessarily have an adverse influence on the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). In a recent study, populations of the bird in Wyoming seemed...