Tag: The 1000

The Wildlife Society’s Chief Executive Officer Ed Thompson announced his intention to retire later this year. “I have given TWS my absolute best effort over the past seven years,” Thompson...

When a new semester arrives at Penn State University, professor Cal DuBrock makes a round of the school’s natural resource classes with a pitch. Whether it’s forestry, fisheries or wildlife,...

Alan Wentz has been an active member of The Wildlife Society since he was an undergraduate, and he and his wife Jan, who shares his love of wildlife, included TWS...

As 2016 comes to an end, TWS members have undoubtedly noticed the many improvements the Society has implemented this year. New membership benefits and programs, a successful conference, and a few new...

The TWS Student Travel Grants program helped fund travel for 19 students to attend the Annual Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, earlier this year. The students received up to $500...

In June, The 1,000 provided free membership in the Student Development Working Group for more than 2,000 TWS student members. One month later, the prestigious group of leaders is at...

Students who develop strong peer and professional networks may find it easier to land a job following graduation, leveraging those contacts for introductions and information about opportunities. Through The Wildlife...

Dr. Lytle H. Blankenship spent the majority of his childhood running around barefoot on his family’s 72-acre farm in South Texas. Growing up in the throes of the Great Depression,...

It was about 100 degrees when Michelle Hockenbury flew out of Phoenix in mid-October to travel north. She was headed to Winnipeg, Manitoba, for The Wildlife Society’s 22nd Annual Conference...

Leading by Example. This is the tagline given to an initiative launched in 2014 by former TWS President Bruce Leopold and TWS Chief Operating Officer Ed Thompson. Aptly named The...