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In November, Vietnam government authorities and conservationists moved two critically endangered female golden-headed langurs (Trachypithecus poliocephalus poliocephalus), also known as Cat Ba langurs, from Vietnam’s Dong Cong Islet to neighboring Cat Ba Island—home to the endemic primate. The female langurs […]

During the 2012 fire season from June through August, wildfires in the drought- stricken western and central United States burned more than 3.6 million acres of forest and shrubland. In the hot, dry, windy conditions seen that season, a single […]

A Job Well Done Congratulations on your really magnificent, inspiring “Celebrating 75 years” issue of The Wildlife Professional. It arrived today and I could not put it down. I was employed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (1961-1998) for my […]

To Fly or Not to Fly  By Robin Steenweg Canadian Broadcast Corporation. 2012. “Chopper crash in northern BC kills 3.” Federal Aviation Administration. 2012.U.S.Department of Transportation Aerospace Forecast Fiscal Years 2012-2032, Aviation Policy and Plans. Helicopter Association International. 2012. Five-year comparative […]

This edition examines a variety of critical wildlife issues such as the impact of deer breeding on public trust wildlife, the ethics of wildlife photography, ongoing efforts to protect Vietnam’s rarest primate, and more.  

        A Growing Threat How Deer Breeding Could Put Public Trust Wildlife at Risk By James E. Miller Working Group Takes on Mule Deer Continental Collaboration for Mule Deer Conservation By Anis Aoude The Ethics of Wildlife Photography Sticky Questions […]

A recent news story in Iowa’s The Gazette, dated September 21, 2012, began: “Iowa’s first seven cases of chronic wasting disease—all directly related to confined white-tailed deer—have put a bull’s eye on the backs of the state’s deer breeders and the pay-to-shoot […]

In 2010, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department (VTDFW) was caught off guard. State legislators passed a bill with a provision granting a private elk farmer ownership of wild moose and white-tailed deer that had become entrapped inside his 700-acre farm enclosure, where […]

These are interesting times for mule deer biologists across North America. They are excited and anxious as they implement and monitor new efforts by their respective states or provinces to improve mule deer habitat and population performance. The excitement comes from having public funding and support […]

In 2010, a wildlife photographer in Madrid, Spain, was stripped of the prestigious Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year award when the contest committee ruled that he had likely hired a captive wolf to represent a wild animal in his winning image (Booth 2010). Months […]

In November, Vietnam government authorities and conservationists moved two critically endangered female golden-headed langurs (Trachypithecus poliocephalus poliocephalus), also known as Cat Ba langurs, from Vietnam’s Dong Cong Islet to neighboring Cat Ba Island—home to the endemic primate. The female langurs […]

During the 2012 fire season from June through August, wildfires in the drought- stricken western and central United States burned more than 3.6 million acres of forest and shrubland. In the hot, dry, windy conditions seen that season, a single […]

A Job Well Done Congratulations on your really magnificent, inspiring “Celebrating 75 years” issue of The Wildlife Professional. It arrived today and I could not put it down. I was employed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (1961-1998) for my […]

To Fly or Not to Fly  By Robin Steenweg Canadian Broadcast Corporation. 2012. “Chopper crash in northern BC kills 3.” Federal Aviation Administration. 2012.U.S.Department of Transportation Aerospace Forecast Fiscal Years 2012-2032, Aviation Policy and Plans. Helicopter Association International. 2012. Five-year comparative […]

TWS is pleased to announce the release of its latest Technical Review, “Effects of Bioenergy Production on Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat.” The technical review examines the effects of growing, managing, and harvesting bioenergy feedstocks on wildlife, and details key management […]

The comment period is now open for the proposed rule listing the lesser prairie chicken as “threatened.” Members of the public and scientific community are encouraged to review and comment on the proposal during the 90-day comment period ending March […]

Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) has renewed his push to pass S 3525, his Sportsmen’s Bill which failed to pass before the election-day recess. The package, as written, includes 17 bills that would conserve wetlands, expand funding for shooting ranges, increase […]

Judge Temporarily Halts Wolverine Trapping in Montana (Great Falls Tribune) Montana District Court Judge Jeffery Sherlock granted an injunction stopping wolverine trapping season until a full hearing on the state’s trapping season can be heard Jan. 10. The Alliance for […]

U.S. May Add African Lions to Endangered Species List (Seattle Times) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it will consider adding African lions to the endangered-species list, a move that organizations seeking the listing say would help reverse […]

On November 30, after a two month postponement, the U.S. Department of the Interior initiated a process to consider listing the lesser prairie chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service […]