Tag: TWS Conference

December 7, 2017

Student research project: Even limited urbanization affects bird biodiversity

Towns are few and far between amid the forests of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, but even these small amounts of urbanization can affect the biodiversity of bird communities, a student research...

November 28, 2017

Student research project: CWD spreads east in Michigan

Since wildlife managers first detected chronic wasting disease among southern Michigan’s wild deer populations in 2015, they have detected 11 more cases, all appearing in a westerly direction from the...

November 14, 2017

Student Research Project: Fishers recolonized remote landscape

After fishers (Pekania pennanti) were reintroduced in the 1990s to Cooking Lake Moraine, a rolling upland region in Central Alberta, researchers didn’t know if their budding population was a result...

November 7, 2017

Global participants enjoy TWS Annual Conference

From Europe to Asia to Africa, attendees from around the globe made their way to Albuquerque, New Mexico to share their knowledge and learn more about wildlife at the last...

October 10, 2017

Kessler celebrates pinnacle of career with Aldo Leopold award

When Winifred “Wini” Kessler learned that she achieved the highest honor bestowed by The Wildlife Society, the Aldo Leopold Memorial Award, she was shocked, she said, and “feeling like a...

September 28, 2017

Widlifers say farewell to Albuquerque

After a week filled with networking, educational opportunities and meetings, wildlifers were ready to dance it out and enjoy the company of old and new friends at the 2017 Annual...

September 27, 2017

Bruce Thompson passes gavel and presidency to John McDonald

With the passing of a gavel, Bruce Thompson ended his term as president of The Wildlife Society on Wednesday and John McDonald took over the position with a goal of...

September 25, 2017

Networking at an Albuquerque block party: An opening event

Perfect 70-degree weather, food, drinks and excited wildlifers ready for fun and learning made for a fantastic opening night last night in Albuquerque, N.M. Some attendees sat down at tables...

September 25, 2017

Bayer and partners help create pollinator habitat

When most people think about Bayer, they automatically think of aspirin, the company’s most famous product. What they probably don’t know is that the company has also been helping with...

July 20, 2017

Get hands-on educational opportunities at the TWS conference

Get ready to get your hands dirty! There’s no better way to learn about new techniques, ideas and other parts of the wildlife biology field than to have hands-on experience...