About Us
Our Mission
To inspire and empower wildlife professionals to engage in science-based management and conservation of wild animals and their habitats.
Our Members
Wildlife biology professionals, scientists, academics, students, communicators and citizen advocates throughout Alberta and western Canada.
Our Organization
We are a non-profit Chapter of the US-based The Wildlife Society. We have about 300 members and are governed by a volunteer board and coordinated by an executive director.
Our Activities
We update our members on wildlife and habitat management
We inform and assist government on a variety of wildlife management issues
We provide professional development opportunities to members
The key role of the ACTWS is to foster a professional culture among wildlife biologists that promotes science-based management and conservation of wildlife throughout Alberta.
Our Achievements
29 CONFERENCES
for wildlife professionals and students
30 YEARS
of advocating for science in wildlife management
$156K
of scholarships, travel grants, and student presentation awards given
12 CAMPAIGNS
on wildlife issues with success in military base elk management, wetland policy, CWD testing, and the Federal Fisheries Act
8x INCREASE
in membership since establishment - to 400 active members
2019
TWS Chapter of the Year
Executive
ACTWS Speakers Bureau
Do you need a speaker for an upcoming event? Do you have questions about a particular wildlife topic? The ACTWS has compiled a list of members that are willing to share their expertise. Search the database for your area of interest and connect directly with a wildlife professional. If you are an ACTWS member and would like to sign up to be a resource, please sign up in the Members’ Area.
First Name | Last Name | City | Discipline | Areas of Expertise | Website | |
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Matt | Besko | Edmonton | wildlife, forestry | Wildlife Allocation and Use, Hunting, Management of Game species, forest wildlife ecology; public speaking, human cultural dimensions of wildlife management; Government Policy and Wildlife Management, historical ecology and use of natural foods, Biologist Humour, Cooking game and preparing/eating Wild Foods from around the world. Mostly eating. I’m an expert at eating. | Just Google: ‘Matt Besko Alberta’ | |
Sarah | Elmeligi | Canmore | wildlife | parks and protected areas, large carnivore ecology, interdisciplinary research | www.saraheconsulting.com | |
Andrea | Morehouse | Pincher Creek | wildlife | human-wildlife conflict, large carnivore ecology | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrea_Morehouse | |
Romane | Hazette | Calgary | wildlife | Ethology, Behavioural Ecology, Animal Behaviours, Mammals, Wolves, Camera Trapping, Human-Wildlife Conflict, Large Carnivore | ||
Jen | Smith | Edmonton | agriculture, forestry | species at risk, evolution, population biology |