ACTWS/CSTWS19 Awards: Best Wildlife Publication – Technical
All wildlife professionals want to write that killer paper that uses iron-clad data to make a novel point that spans field and schools of thought. When this happens, the ACTWS […]
ACTWS/CSTWS19 Awards: Best Wildlife Publication – Popular
Each year, the Chapter recognizes a member for an exceptional publication that is intended for the general public. This acknowledges writing that is relevant to wildlife management and conservation. In […]
ACTWS/CSTWS19 Awards: Ian McTaggart-Cowan Lifetime Achievement
This year’s conference was co-hosted with the Canadian Section of the Wildlife Society. Each year they recognize a prominent wildlife biologist for a lifetime of achievement with the Ian McTaggart-Cowan […]
ACTWS/CSTWS19 Awards: The Larry Comin Photo Contest
The Larry Comin Photo Contest honours Larry’s passion for wildlife photography and generous contributions to the ACTWS. Members post their photos during the conference and members vote on their favourites. […]
ACTWS/CSTWS19 Awards: Ian Ross Scholarship
Ian Ross was a committed and passionate ACTWS executive member who tragically died while surveying wildlife. The Ian Ross memorial scholarship is open to students entering their final year of […]
ACTWS/CSTWS19 Awards Bill Wishart Scholarship
The Bill Wishart scholarship is open to full-time students in a Canadian school planning a career in wildlife management in Biological Sciences, Forest Science, Animal Sciences, Zoology, or related field […]
ACTWS/CSTWS19 Award Winners: Undergrad Posters
The future looks bright! Dash Ivanova of the University of Alberta won first prize for “Influence of woody cover distribution on the contact zones of chronic wasting disease“. An impressive […]
ACTWS/CSTWS19 Award Winners: Graduate Posters
Our poster session was jam-packed with great science. Among the 46 posters that were set up, 3 were judged to be exceptional. The gold-medal for grad student posters went to […]
ACTWS/CSTWS19 Award Winners: Speed Talks 2
All the speed talks were great, and selecting only three for awards was a tough call for the judges. But Sarah Julin’s (upper photo) 4-minute description of “Evaluation of citizen […]
ACTWS/CSTWS19 Award Winners: Speed Talks
For the first time ever, we featured speed talks at the ACTWS conference this year. These were 4 minute barn-burners, cutting the time for a traditional talk by two-thirds. The […]