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https://wildlife.org/nhbrmc-fy17-house-appropriations-testimony/ NHBRMC FY17 House Appropriations Testimony - The Wildlife Society the wildlife societyhouseappropriationstestimony https://wildlife.org/government-shutdown-prevents-alligator-alcatraz-closing/ Government shutdown prevents Alligator Alcatraz closing - The Wildlife Society Jan 26, 2026 - The Trump administration requests legal pause due to federal shutdown and the furlough of attorneys the wildlife societygovernment shutdownalligator alcatrazpreventsclosing https://wildlife.org/jwm-saharan-gazelles-need-large-tracts-of-protected-land/ JWM: Saharan gazelles need large tracts of protected land - The Wildlife Society Jan 26, 2026 - Despite the legendary aridness of the Sahara Desert and the ecosystems that surround it, gazelles manage to eke out an existence, surviving on plants that, the wildlife societyprotected landjwmsaharangazelles https://wildlife.org/crossing-a-california-freeway-a-mountain-lion-finds-new-ground/ Crossing a California freeway, a mountain lion finds new ground - The Wildlife Society Jan 28, 2026 - The National Park Service has documented a rare case of a mountain lion crossing a major California freeway that runs past the Santa Monica Mountains. It’s the wildlife societymountain lionnew groundcrossingcalifornia https://wildlife.org/listen-conservation-trouble-in-paradise/ Listen: Conservation trouble in paradise - The Wildlife Society Feb 3, 2026 - With pristine beaches, rolling hills and turquoise waters, the U.S. Virgin Islands is a picture of paradise. But their name and the beautiful landscape trouble in paradisethe wildlife societylistenconservation https://wildlife.org/san-francisco-sees-rare-sea-lion-spike/ San Francisco sees rare sea lion spike - The Wildlife Society Jan 26, 2026 - Sea lions have been a popular tourist attraction in San Francisco since 1989, when they started gathering at Pier 39 in Fisherman’s Wharf. But recently the wildlife societysan franciscosea lionseesrare https://wildlife.org/new-proposed-rules-for-bear-hunts-in-florida/ New Proposed Rules for Bear Hunts in Florida - The Wildlife Society Jan 26, 2026 - Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) recently developed rules for Florida’s first bear hunt if the proposal for limited the wildlife societyin floridanewproposedrules https://wildlife.org/a-detection-dog-sniffs-out-sea-turtle-nests/ A detection dog sniffs out sea turtle nests - The Wildlife Society Feb 3, 2026 - It isn’t easy counting sea turtle nests. Surveyors can spend hours searching for the eggs, which are sometimes buried three feet deep in the sand. But the wildlife societydetection dogsniffs outsea turtlenests https://wildlife.org/north-dakota-chapter-supports-bakken-documentary/ North Dakota Chapter supports Bakken documentary - The Wildlife Society Feb 4, 2026 - The North Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society has provided financial support for the production of a short documentary on the impacts of energy development the wildlife societynorth dakotachaptersupportsbakken https://wildlife.org/a-genetic-switch-controls-butterfly-colors/ A genetic switch controls butterfly colors - The Wildlife Society Jan 26, 2026 - How do butterflies get their colors? For one species, a single gene controls whether the spots on their wings are white or yellow. Using gene editing tools, the wildlife societygeneticswitchcontrolsbutterfly https://wildlife.org/bearded-seals-reproduce-more-despite-climate-change/ Bearded seals reproduce more despite climate change - The Wildlife Society Feb 2, 2026 - Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) mothers are producing more pups, which then go on to mature at younger ages. According to a new project, which drew from the wildlife societybearded sealsclimate changereproducedespite https://mttws.org/benzel2024/ Benzel2024 – Montana Chapter of The Wildlife Society the wildlife societymontanachapter https://wildlife.org/news/?_sfm_writer=57583&sf_paged=2 News - The Wildlife Society Attendees to TWS conference will receive notebooks featuring work of man who ‘quietly painted every bird species in North America’ the wildlife societynews https://wildlife.org/migratory-bird-hunting-final-rule-released-for-2016-2017/ Migratory bird hunting final rule released for 2016-2017 - The Wildlife Society Feb 3, 2026 - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released the final framework for the 2016-2017 migratory bird hunting seasons. The Service institutes the migratory bird the wildlife societymigratory birdhuntingfinalrule https://wildlife.org/tws-signs-letter-supporting-refuge-volunteers/ TWS signs letter supporting refuge volunteers - The Wildlife Society Jan 26, 2026 - At the beginning of November, 16 organizations, including The Wildlife Society, signed a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the House Committee on the wildlife societytwssignslettersupporting https://wildlife.org/bears-in-asheville-are-heavier-and-having-cubs-earlier-than-rural-bears/ Bears in Asheville are heavier and having cubs earlier than rural bears - The Wildlife Society Feb 3, 2026 - When North Carolina State University researchers set out to collar black bears in the city of Asheville, they noticed something unusual. Yearlings are often the wildlife societybears inashevilleheaviercubs https://wildlife.org/hybrids-and-maybe-a-full-red-wolf-found-in-former-range/ Hybrids — and maybe a full red wolf — found in former range - The Wildlife Society Feb 2, 2026 - Red wolves (Canis rufus) were thought to be extinct in the wild, outside of a reintroduced population in North Carolina. But a pair of recent studies have the wildlife societya fullred wolffound inhybrids https://wildlife.org/mosquito-repellent-kills-salamander-larvae/ Mosquito repellent kills salamander larvae - The Wildlife Society Jan 31, 2026 - Human use of mosquito repellents can be important to combat mosquitoes carrying deadly diseases such as Zika, chikungnya and West Nile virus. But researchers the wildlife societymosquito repellentkillssalamanderlarvae https://wildlife.org/winning-reno-logo-joins-fauna-of-water-and-land/ Winning Reno logo joins fauna of water and land - The Wildlife Society Jan 31, 2026 - As the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society prepare to come together in Reno, Nevada for a joint annual conference, Lee Neighbors’ winning the wildlife societyof waterwinningrenologo https://wildlife.org/mowing-for-monarchs/ Mowing for monarchs - The Wildlife Society Jan 26, 2026 - It may seem like taking a weed wacker to perennial grasslands where monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) feed on their only food source, milkweed, is not the wildlife societymowingmonarchs https://wildlife.org/jwm-sniffing-out-bird-and-bat-mortalities-at-turbines/ JWM: Sniffing out bird and bat mortalities at turbines - The Wildlife Society Feb 2, 2026 - Detecting wildlife deaths at wind turbines isn’t an easy job. Researcher Shawn Smallwood had been at it for 20 years, and he felt humans missed so many the wildlife societysniffing outjwmbirdbat https://mttws.org/kris-tempel-w-mr-darcy/ Kris Tempel w Mr Darcy – Montana Chapter of The Wildlife Society the wildlife societymr darcykristempelmontana https://wildlife.org/watch-recovering-relict-leopard-frogs/ Watch: Recovering relict leopard frogs - The Wildlife Society Jan 31, 2026 - Relict leopard frogs (Rana onca) exist in only a few spots in the desert Southwest, and they considered critically imperiled. The frogs were once thought to the wildlife societyleopard frogswatchrecoveringrelict https://wildlife.org/avian-flus-spread-through-wild-birds-concerns-researchers/ Avian flu’s spread through wild birds concerns researchers - The Wildlife Society Feb 2, 2026 - Scientists are concerned by how much a highly infectious strain of avian flu has struck birds in the wild. While the deadly H5N1 strain has infected millions the wildlife societyavianspreadbirdsconcerns https://west-inc.com/news/west-at-the-wildlife-society-virtual/ WEST at The Wildlife Society Virtual - Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. Jun 24, 2025 - WEST staff will be in attendance at The Wildlife Society Virtual Conference this week and will be participating in the following on-demand presentation and... the wildlife societywestvirtualecosystemstechnology https://www.actws.ca/blog/2022/02/02/join-our-team/ Join Our Team! | ACTWS | Alberta Chapter of The Wildlife Society Oct 23, 2025 - We’re recruiting new board members! The volunteers who make up our board represent a diversity of skills, perspectives, and expertise in the wildlife field. join our teamthe wildlife societyalbertachapter https://wildlife.org/why-does-forest-fragmentation-affect-some-more-than-others/ Why does forest fragmentation affect some more than others? - The Wildlife Society Jan 28, 2026 - As forests around the world are being fragmented, wildlife is affected. That’s particularly true in the tropics, researchers recently found. Looking into why the wildlife societyforest fragmentationsome moreaffectothers https://wildlife.org/texas-chapter-president-provides-testimony-on-cwd/ Texas Chapter President Provides Testimony on CWD - The Wildlife Society Jan 31, 2026 - Roel Lopez, president of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, recently provided testimony at a special meeting held by the Texas Parks and Wildlife the wildlife societytexaschapterpresidentprovides https://wildlife.org/robert-bateman-earns-jay-n-ding-darling-memorial-award-for-paintings/ Robert Bateman earns Jay N. "Ding" Darling Memorial Award for paintings - The Wildlife Society Feb 2, 2026 - Nominations for the Jay N. “Ding” Darling Award for Wildlife Stewardship Through Art are open until May 1, 2018. Nominations and supporting materials can be the wildlife societyrobert batemanding darlingmemorial awardearns https://wildlife.org/rare-wolverine-spotted-in-california/ Rare wolverine spotted in California - The Wildlife Society Jan 26, 2026 - A wolverine has been spotted in the wild in California—a rare sighting in the state. Only one other wolverine has been confirmed in California in the past the wildlife societyin californiararewolverinespotted https://wildlife.org/news/?_sft_focus=climate-change&sf_paged=7 News - The Wildlife Society Decades of impact continue through generous support of TWS the wildlife societynews https://wildlife.org/same-species-different-habitats/ Same species, different habitats - The Wildlife Society Feb 2, 2026 - Even if songbirds are the same species, those found in certain regions of the boreal forests of Canada may select habitat differently than those in other the wildlife societysame speciesdifferenthabitats https://wildlife.org/senate-to-vote-on-david-bernhardts-confirmation-as-interior-secretary/ Senate to vote on David Bernhardt’s confirmation as Interior Secretary - The Wildlife Society Jan 31, 2026 - The Senate has confirmed David Bernhardt as Secretary of the Interior. Bernhardt has been acting in the role since early 2019, when Ryan Zinke, the former the wildlife societyto voteinterior secretarysenatedavid https://www.actws.ca/blog/2019/07/08/nadine-raynolds/ Where Are They Now? | ACTWS | Alberta Chapter of The Wildlife Society Oct 4, 2019 - Nadine Raynolds has been at the forefront of wildlife conservation and education for her entire adult life. The recipient of the Ian Ross Memorial scholarship… the wildlife societyalbertachapter https://www.aktws.org/2026-annual-meeting-draft-schedule-now-available/ 2026 Annual Meeting – Draft Schedule Now Available! – Alaska Chapter of The Wildlife Society the wildlife societyannual meetingschedule nowdraftavailable https://wildlife.org/steve-demarais-recognized-for-lifetime-achievements-working-with-deer/ Steve Demarais recognized for lifetime achievements working with deer - The Wildlife Society Feb 3, 2026 - Steve Demarais has been working on deer management since he was a graduate student—even if that wasn’t the original plan. the wildlife societysteverecognizedlifetimeachievements https://wildlife.org/louisiana-black-bear-population-deemed-stable/ Louisiana Black Bear Population Deemed Stable - The Wildlife Society Jan 26, 2026 - A new report by the U.S. Geological Survey pronounces the population of Louisiana Black Bears stable and indicates the population should sustain as long as louisiana black bearthe wildlife societypopulationdeemedstable https://www.tws-mb.com/past-recipients-tws-mb-conservation-award Past Winners - Conservation Award (Copy) — THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY - Manitoba Chapter TWS MANITOBA CONSERVATION AWARD the wildlife societypast winnersconservationawardcopy https://mttws.org/q85a0487/ Q85A0487 – Montana Chapter of The Wildlife Society the wildlife societymontanachapter https://mttws.org/p1110372/ P1110372 – Montana Chapter of The Wildlife Society the wildlife societymontanachapter https://wildlife.org/teams/yonah-bennett/ Yonah Bennett - The Wildlife Society Prior to my involvement with the SDWG, I was a reporter and president for the University of Central Missouri’s student chapter, focusing on providing my the wildlife societyyonahbennett https://wildlife.org/tws-position-statement-invasive-species/ TWS Position Statement: Invasive Species - The Wildlife Society Feb 10, 2026 - Invasive species present unique challenges for wildlife management. The Wildlife Society defines an invasive species as a plant or animal species (including the wildlife societyposition statementinvasive speciestws https://wildlife.org/jwm-wild-turkeys-may-face-a-tougher-future-in-a-warmer-world/ JWM: Wild turkeys may face a tougher future in a warmer world - The Wildlife Society Feb 3, 2026 - Climate change may make for bleaker Thanksgiving dinners in the future. the wildlife societyjwmturkeysmayface https://wildlife.org/deadly-cancer-less-of-a-threat-to-tasmanian-devils/ Deadly cancer less of a threat to Tasmanian devils - The Wildlife Society Jan 28, 2026 - A highly contagious face cancer was expected to devastate Tasmanian devil populations, but a new analysis paints a brighter picture. Researchers have found the wildlife societyof atasmanian devilsdeadlycancer https://ndctws.org/meeting-registration/p/fundraising-social-guest-meal Fundraising Social Guest Meal — North Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society Meal only option for those who registered and want to bring a guest to the fundraising social on Wednesday evening. the wildlife societyguest mealnorth dakotafundraisingsocial https://wildlife.org/tws-student-chapter-members-awarded-at-north-dakota-conference/ TWS Student Chapter members awarded at North Dakota conference - The Wildlife Society Jan 31, 2026 - Student chapter members at the University of North Dakota were recognized at the recent TWS North Dakota Chapter conference. Among 20 UND undergraduate the wildlife societynorth dakotatwsstudentchapter https://wildlife.org/2014-tws-fellows-appointed-2015-nominations-now-open/ 2014 TWS Fellows Appointed, 2015 Nominations Now Open - The Wildlife Society Feb 3, 2026 - The nomination period for TWS Fellows has officially opened, with nominations due by February 15, 2015. This is your opportunity to encourage recognition of the wildlife societynow opentwsfellowsappointed https://wildlife.org/appropriations-process-continues-as-year-end-approaches/ Appropriations process continues as year-end approaches - The Wildlife Society Jan 26, 2026 - The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a spending package in late July, which contains bills that set funding levels for the U.S. Departments of the wildlife societyyear endappropriationsprocesscontinues https://wildlife.org/teams/david-heit/ David Heit - The Wildlife Society the wildlife societydavidheit https://wildlife.org/watch-elk-respond-to-massive-colorado-fire/ Watch: Elk respond to massive Colorado fire - The Wildlife Society Jan 30, 2026 - The Cameron Peak Fire is the largest wildfire in Colorado history at nearly 209,000 acres. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has 30 elk (Cervus canadensis) with GPS the wildlife societycolorado firewatchelkrespond https://wildlife.org/watch-tracking-arkansas-bears-to-new-territory/ Watch: Tracking Arkansas bears to new territory - The Wildlife Society Jan 26, 2026 - Black bears (Ursus americanus) were once nearly extirpated from Arkansas, but their population has rebounded. Now bears are expanding into new territory along the wildlife societynew territorywatchtrackingarkansas https://wildlife.org/a-busy-time-for-habitat-working-group/ A busy time for habitat working group - The Wildlife Society Feb 3, 2026 - As immediate past chair of the Habitat Restoration and Conservation Working Group, I am excited to share our accomplishments over the past couple of years. the wildlife societyworking groupbusytimehabitat https://wildlife.org/georgia-effort-seeks-to-boost-gopher-frogs/ Georgia effort seeks to boost gopher frogs - The Wildlife Society Jan 31, 2026 - Gopher frogs have been slowly disappearing from Georgia’s southern pinelands for decades. Now, biologists are working to replenish the species. State the wildlife societygopher frogsgeorgiaeffortseeks https://wildlife.org/virginia-chapter-member-addendum-letter-on-hampton-roads-bridge-tunnel/ Virginia Chapter Member Addendum Letter on Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel - The Wildlife Society the wildlife societyhampton roadsvirginiachaptermember https://wildlife.org/teams/michelle-bordeaux/ Michelle Bordeaux - The Wildlife Society B.S. in Wildlife Conservation - Virginia Tech M.S. in Environmental Science - Christopher Newport University Masters thesis studying seasonal patterns of the wildlife societymichellebordeaux