Tag: Kentucky

April 12, 2022

Kentucky opens new wildlife area

A new wildlife management is opening in western Kentucky. Slated to open April 1, the Harris-Dickerson Wildlife Management Area in Hopkins County will provide opportunities for hunting, fishing and watching...

February 18, 2021

Acres added to refuge in Kentucky

The Green River National Wildlife Refuge in western Kentucky is expanding by 437 acres. “America’s wildlife refuges support good jobs and treasured opportunities for outdoor recreation. By expanding the Green...

December 10, 2020

EKU chapter members sharpen fieldwork skills in ecological area

A few miles past Eastern Kentucky University spreads the Taylor Fork Ecological Area. The 60-acre landscape of pasture and forest provides EJU wildlife students a place to hone their skills...

December 4, 2020

Kentucky aquatic snakes have high fungal disease prevalence

Aquatic snake species in Kentucky have high incidences fungal disease, which may affect their behavior without impacting their short-term survival. “We did see that snakes — especially the queen snakes...

April 9, 2020

Deadline approaching for conference abstracts

The deadline to submit your abstracts to present your research at this year’s TWS Annual Conference is this Friday, April 17, 2020. This year’s call features a new list of...

March 3, 2020

2020 Proposals deadline approaching!

Do you have an idea for an educational or training session at The Wildlife Society’s 2020 Annual Conference? If so, there’s only a short time left to submit it! Our...

February 19, 2020

2020 Call for Abstracts now open!

The Wildlife Society invites you to submit abstracts for presentations at the 2020 Annual Conference in Louisville, Kentucky! The call is open now through April 17, 2020, and includes oral...

January 17, 2020

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 February: Feb. 3-7, 2020: Western Section of The...

January 13, 2020

JWM: Kentucky success provides recipe for elk reintroduction

Kentucky may have discovered the recipe for success when it set out to reintroduce elk to the state about 20 years ago, researchers found. The state brought in a large...

January 7, 2020

2020 Call for Proposals now open!

The Wildlife Society invites you to submit proposals for education and training sessions at the 2020 Annual Conference in Louisville, Kentucky! The call is open now through March 13, 2020,...