The Wildlife Society

When it comes to describing Ted Turner’s impact on conservation, Mike Phillips recalls a story he shared with the media mogul. It was 1998, and the Turner Endangered Species Fund (TESF) that TWS member Phillips had helmed since its inception a year earlier was about to release its first cohort of red-cockaded woodpeckers (RCWs) onto Turner’s 25,000-acre Avalon Plantation in F...

The 26th Annual Quiz Bowl will take place during TWS’ Annual Conference in Des Moines, Iowa. As a participant—or even as a member of the audience—you’ll have fun testing your expertise in wildlife trivia!

The winning team gets its name emblazoned on a plaque and receives an original piece of artwork to display at its school. Will our 2024 champion, Mississippi State, d...

A rare subspecies of caiman is rapidly declining in the northernmost part of its range in southern Mexico.

The quick drop should prompt a listing change for the species under international regulations, said Giovany González-Desales, a PhD student at the Autonomous University of Chiapas.

“The populations have been diminishing significantly,” he said. “Distributio...

A newly introduced bill aims to prevent further reductions in force and layoffs at public land management agencies until after 2030 due to the adverse effects it has had on public land management. The Public Lands Workforce Stability Act, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, would put back in place the ban on reduction in force programs until 2030. Since the ...

Iowa is known around the country not just for its cornfields, but also for the quality of the state’s white-tailed deer hunting. This year, the Iowa Chapter of The Wildlife Society is auctioning off a special nonresident deer license to one lucky individual who will get a real Hawkeye experience. The proceeds of the auction will help Iowa Chapter members attend TWS’ annual co...