Tag: Missouri

This article originally appears in the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society’s Fall 2018 newsletter. The newsletter includes updates from the Bemidji State University, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, University of...

The Northwest Missouri State University Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society has concluded its first full semester as a recognized student chapter of TWS, with about 30 active members. Students...

Some 1.4 million white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) roam in Missouri today, but less than a century ago, their numbers had dwindled to the verge of extirpation. It would be understandable,...

Using Science to Inform Land Management Debates and Decisions   On a warm July day in 2014, our group headed out to a field tour on the Mark Twain National...

The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that state conservation officials have the authority to regulate captive cervid herds in order to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease, which first...

Below is a summary of recent Student Chapter activities within the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society, which was included in the Section’s Spring 2018 newsletter. The newsletter includes...

Nominations for the 2018 Student Chapter of the Year Award will be accepted through May 1. Visit the 2018 Student Chapter of the Year Award webpage by clicking the link above, or visit https://wildlife.org/engage/awards/ to learn...

During the summer of 2017, the Missouri State University (MSU) Student Chapter helped with Quail Surveys with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). During the fall semester of the 2017-2018...

The University of Central Missouri Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society organized the 14th Annual Bio Blitz at Pertle Springs, which took place Saturday, September 30. The event attracted 150...

Recent research on salamander gene flow in the forests of Missouri indicates that when deciding which ponds to protect on a landscape to conserve amphibian populations, biologists should pay attention...