Tag: wildlife management

August 2, 2022

WSB: Fort Ancient people managed turkeys centuries ago

About 700 years ago, the Fort Ancient people flourished in parts of the Ohio River valley in Kentucky and its surrounding states. The Indigenous culture had a number of settlements...

March 18, 2022

JWM: When hunters arrive, elk seek safer territory

Hunters in the American West know they’re not the only ones paying attention to the start of hunting season. When hunters take to the forest, elk are known to seek...

December 10, 2021

Hunting for new ways to fund conservation

Hunters and wildlife watchers have more in common than just a love of wildlife. Both groups appear to be open to a range of options to fund wildlife conservation. They...

January 15, 2020

Survey shows U.S. citizens increasingly humanize animals

When a dentist from Minnesota killed Cecil the Lion in 2015, a controversial fallout divided many people in the wildlife community over questions of conservation and the tendency for some...

July 30, 2019

Alabama TWS chapter to host bats and forest workshop

The Alabama Chapter of The Wildlife Society, along with the Alabama Bat Working Group, will host a bats and forest workshop on September 10 at Cleburne Mountain Center in Heflin,...

April 3, 2019

JWM: Keen foragers more likely to be hit by landing planes

The American kestrel (Falco sparverius) was perched on top of a lighting fixture with a sharp eye on the surrounding area, oblivious to the danger descending upon it. The area...

May 7, 2018

Conference field trip: Around the Emerald Necklace

Registration for The Wildlife Society’s 25th Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, opens May 23rd. Visit twsconference.org for additional information and frequent updates. Cleveland may not be known for its gemstones,...

July 27, 2017

Valles Caldera National Preserve: Ecological jewel and super volcano

Sitting at 8,500 feet in the remote Jemez Mountains less than two hours from downtown Albuquerque, the Valles Caldera National Preserve sweeps across thousands of grassland acres dotted with grazing...

May 31, 2017

What would you use to trap a tegu?

Growing up to 4.5 feet in length, the invasive Argentine black and white tegu is the largest species of tegu lizard. It eats a variety of both plants and animals...

April 6, 2017

British Columbia to form new wildlife management agency

On Mar. 22, British Columbia’s Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Operations, Steve Thomson, announced that a new wildlife management agency will be formed in fall 2017 to expand...