Tag: inclusion

Plenty of research papers have covered some of the overarching institutional barriers faced by marginalized groups—like those belonging to the LBGTQ+ community—in environmental sciences, but those papers have often overlooked...

The Wildlife Society’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Awareness Working Group is hosting a free two-day virtual storytelling workshop for 25 wildlifers in August 2022. The exact date will be announced...

A growing group of journal publishers is taking a closer look at the diversity of their authors. Nature reports that over 50 publishers representing over 15,000 journals around the world...

The Entomological Society of America no longer recognizes “gypsy moth” and “gypsy ant” as common names for the two insect species, saying the names contain a derogatory term for the...

This article is part of a series focusing on topics addressed in upcoming TWS webinars. Hosted by TWS working groups, the monthly webinars engage wildlife professionals on a host of...

This month, The Wildlife Society Council approved a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Vision document to help shape and guide TWS operations now and into the future. This is an...

A new coalition of outdoor recreation companies is working to raise awareness of equity and inclusion issues in outdoor experiences. The Together Outdoors coalition, a partnership of the Outdoor Recreation...

When a birding excursion in Central Park by Black birder Christian Cooper ended in a racist confrontation, it prompted a national discussion about diversity issues in even the natural corners...

New TWS president Carol Chambers says she plans to keep the Society strong through some unusual times. “It just offers new challenges,” Chambers said of the pandemic that has impacted...

After TWS member Rhiannon Kirton, became involved in Black Birders Week, she noticed a lot of conversations happening on Twitter. What caught her eye in particular was people’s interests in...