Tag: pandemic

June 9, 2020

The online future of wildlife learning

COVID-19 has affected everyone, and wildlifers are no exception. In this series, TWS is looking at challenges facing the profession due to the pandemic. As professors shifted their spring classes...

June 3, 2020

What animals can catch the new coronavirus?

Which species can catch the novel coronavirus? That’s a question researchers are trying to answer as they try to determine what wildlife, pets and domesticated animals may be susceptible —...

June 3, 2020

TWS urges action on conservation legislation

The Wildlife Society recently expressed support for two pieces of legislation that would support wildlife and natural resources, and asked that lawmakers either include both bills in a future stimulus...

May 15, 2020

Will pandemic have lingering impacts on state agencies?

COVID-19 has affected everyone, and wildlifers are no exception. In this series, TWS is looking at challenges facing the profession due to the pandemic. For Angie McIntire, like so many...

May 14, 2020

Could poaching in Mexico spark another pandemic?

Will Mexico be the site of the next zoonotic pandemic? In a column first published on Mexico Today, Brookings Institution senior fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown warned that the country is vulnerable...

April 2, 2020

TWS opens online learning center to educators

With the coronavirus pandemic keeping many people isolated in their homes, The Wildlife Society is opening access to hundreds of presentations via its Live Learning Center to help educators transition...