Tag: TWS2016

On more than one occasion, the Utah Community-Based Conservation Program has been touted as the embodiment of Aldo Leopold’s vision for wildlife conservation in North America. Ranchers Jay and Diane...

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...

The publication of Utah’s Conservation Plan for Greater Sage-grouse in 2013 will be remembered as a major turning point in the history of the species’ conservation and management in the...

There is one toss-up question left to win the match at The Wildlife Society’s Annual Quiz Bowl competition in Raleigh, N.C. You’re in the audience sitting with other students and...

It’s been a busy year for the Conservation Affairs Network, with TWS organizational units engaging in several issues, spanning from establishing feral cat task forces, lead ammunition workshops, Mexican wolf...

Just the thought of a packed week of plenaries, contributed papers, field trips, presentations and more is exhausting. But wildlifers know how to work hard and party just as hard,...

Gary Potts’ presidency came to a triumphant close this morning as he handed the gavel to the incoming TWS President, Bruce Thompson. In an emotional reflection on his time as...

While students might have an idea of what their dream position is in the wildlife field, they may need a little extra help getting to that position. This was the...

The University of Georgia became the 2016 Quiz Bowl champion after battling it out with the home team, North Carolina State University at the TWS conference in Raleigh, North Carolina,...

This year’s Women of Wildlife symposium held on Monday afternoon during TWS’ 23rd Annual Conference focused the spotlight on women and minorities in the wildlife sciences. A standing-room-only crowd turned...