David Frey
City life may be a trap for sparrows
House sparrows and humans have a lot in common. Sparrows nest on the same buildings where people live and work. They eat the scraps of food that humans drop on the sidewalk. So learning more …
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Cassie Ferri
TWS updates position statement on lead ammunition
The Wildlife Society’s Council renewed and updated the organization’s Lead in Hunting Ammunition and Fishing Tackle position statement that was due to expire later this year. “The Wildlife Society has been a strong leader on …
Conservation News
Lead poisoning is suppressing eagle populations
Lead poisoning is suppressing bald and golden eagle populations across the United States, researchers found, in what they say is the first study to show continent-wide, population-level impacts in the two species. In the study, …
Conservation News
Lead diminished bald eagle recovery and continues to pose risks
Bald eagles have made a remarkable recovery from the brink of extinction, but lead contamination diminished that recovery, researchers found, and it continues to leave the species more vulnerable to other threats. “The populations aren’t …
Conservation News
Advocacy group challenges hunting, fishing on refuges
The Center for Biological Diversity challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2020 decision to expand hunting and fishing on 2.3 million acres across 147 National Wildlife Refuges and National Fish Hatcheries System units. The …
Conservation News
JWM: Nonmigratory eagles suffer ‘troubling’ lead exposure
Golden eagles that spend their winters in western Montana are overwhelmingly exposed to lead contamination. “Almost the entire population has been exposed to lead,” said Robert Domenech, executive director of the Raptor View Research Institute …
Spotlight
The February issue of the Journal of Wildlife Management
The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management and conservation, focusing on aspects …
FYI News
Lead ammunition banned for hunting wildlife in California
Lead ammunition is now banned for hunting wildlife in California. The new regulation is actually the final phase of a California law passed in 2013. The regulation came about at least in part due to …
FYI News
TWS member’s loon study featured in Washington Post
TWS member Tiffany Grade’s Journal of Wildlife Management study on lead tackle and loon deaths in has been featured in the Washington Post. A biologist with the Loon Preservation Committee, Grade found that lead tackle …
Kaitlyn Miller
TWS renews five position statements
The Wildlife Society Council has recently renewed and updated five position statements that expired in October. TWS’ position statements are one type of policy engagement document used to express the science-based position of The Wildlife …