Tag: TWS 2021

November 5, 2021

TWS2021: Pythons limit bobcat presence in Everglades

A high density of Burmese pythons limits the number of bobcats likely to appear on tree islands—patches of high, dry ground that serve as refuge for terrestrial diversity—in the Florida...

November 4, 2021

What’s happening Friday at TWS’ Virtual Conference

John Organ, the 2020 Aldo Leopold Memorial Award recipient, delivers the keynote address on Friday as the conference wraps up with another day of activities. Keynote 2020 Aldo Leopold Memorial...

November 4, 2021

TWS2021: Age matters for golden-cheeked warblers

Older golden-cheeked warblers have better reproductive success than their younger counterparts, researchers found, as well has higher nest survival and overall productivity. The golden-cheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) is a federally...

November 3, 2021

TWS2021: Using reptile scat to monitor endangered species

Surveying and monitoring endangered lizards can be difficult. The species tend to be cryptic. Permits are hard to come by. And biologists often try to avoid disturbing the lizards while...

November 3, 2021

What’s happening Thursday at TWS’ Virtual Conference

Thursday brings a full day of activities at the TWS 2021 Annual Conference. Fill out your itinerary from a wide range of symposia, presentations, poster sessions, panels, working group meetings...

November 1, 2021

What’s happening Tuesday at TWS’ Virtual Conference?

The second day of The Wildlife Society’s 2021 Virtual Conference brings lots of events to explore, from the opening plenary to a lineup of symposia, panels, presentations, working group meetings...

November 1, 2021

TWS2021: Filling in data gaps for a cryptic but common species

For a relatively common species, researchers don’t know much about the natural history of western spotted skunks in the Pacific Northwest. What landscapes do they prefer? What prey species do...

October 29, 2021

Eastern woodcock project takes advantage of federal dollars

When Erik Blomberg went to a regional meeting on upland bird management in 2016, he learned that satellite telemetry was providing some novel insights about American woodcock migration in the...

October 8, 2021

Building a student-motivated chapter

When Cary Chevalier was earning his bachelor’s degree at Arizona State University, he was a member of the student chapter of The Wildlife Society, but it didn’t have much faculty...

October 5, 2021

Karen Swaim earns Distinguished Service Award

Karen Swaim, a principal and senior wildlife biologist at her own biological consulting firm, Swaim Biological, Inc., received the Distinguished Service Award for demonstrating a long-term commitment to The Wildlife...