Tag: Mississippi

Steve Demarais has been working on deer management since he was a graduate student—even if that wasn’t the original plan. He went to school with the intent of studying wildlife...

Over the past decade, wildlifers and the public have become increasingly aware of the damage that invasive feral swine (Sus scrofa) can cause to agriculture, property, native species and ecosystems....

Steve Demarais, a longtime TWS member and a TWS Fellow, was awarded Mississippi State’s highest honor, the Ralph E. Powe Research Excellence Award. Demarais is a Dale Arner Distinguished Professor...

To help manage crop damage caused by feral hogs (Sus scrofa), researchers in Mississippi recently developed a quick, automated system using drone imagery. “When you look from a birds-eye view...

Mississippi wildlife officials have documented the first case of chronic wasting disease in the state, making it the 24th state to report the presence of the deadly neurological disease. A...

Soybean farmers tend to think white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are major culprits behind lost yields. A new study conducted in Mississippi, however, points to other detrimental factors related to the...

Nominations for the 2016 Conservation Education and Excellence in Wildlife Education Awards will be accepted through May 1. Visit the Conservation Education and Wildlife Education Award webpages by clicking the...

Schemes to increase the antler size of wild deer by introducing captive-bred animals with trophy racks may cost more than they are worth. “Areas of land known for producing larger...

Studying ducklings paddling happily in a lake might sound like a relaxing endeavor, but that isn’t always the case. A hungry heron or a vicious cottonmouth, with a craving for...

The dusky gopher frog is one of the most critically endangered frog species in North America, living around only a handful of ponds in Mississippi. But wildlife managers have been...