Tag: TWS Annual Conference

The 23rd Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society in Raleigh, North Carolina, during October 2016 was a great credit to all involved in its planning, and it expressed volumes about...

It’s been a successful year for TWS and this years’ TWS Annual Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, is off to a great start. At the Sunday morning TWS Membership Meeting,...

If Aldo Leopold were alive today, what would he think of the wildlife profession? This was the topic the 2017 Aldo Leopold winner and keynote speaker Jim Nichols addressed Sunday...

Conferences, while deeply fulfilling, can take a lot out of attendees — what with having to attend back-to-back sessions and events for several days at a time. With that in...

The Native Student Professional Development Program provides Native American students with the opportunity to attend the TWS Annual Conference, the largest gathering of wildlife professionals in North America. Now in...

Understanding gene flow among white-tailed deer might help state agencies manage chronic wasting disease (CWD), a lethal neurological disease affecting deer, according to a study presented at The Wildlife Society’s...

State wildlife agencies have been trying to stop the illegal translocation of wild pigs that are becoming an increasing problem in many parts of the United States. Researchers are also...

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...

TWS’ annual conference addressed several issues the wildlife profession will face in the coming years. During the day-long symposium event Wildlife Conservation’s Dilemma: Fur, Feather, Fins, Steel, and People, speakers...

Wildlife professionals need to have a host of tricks up their sleeves to limit human-wildlife conflicts. In the case of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services Agency, these tricks...