{"id":696,"date":"2021-12-14T15:24:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T15:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/wildlifesociety\/?page_id=696"},"modified":"2025-08-25T13:46:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T13:46:44","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife-society\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/08\/IMG_4171_Original-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"A group of students stand in front of a banner with &quot;Texas Chapter The Wildlife Society&quot; wording.\" class=\"wp-image-839\" style=\"width:781px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife-society\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/08\/IMG_4171_Original-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife-society\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/08\/IMG_4171_Original-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife-society\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/08\/IMG_4171_Original-533x400.jpeg 533w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife-society\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/08\/IMG_4171_Original-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife-society\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/08\/IMG_4171_Original-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife-society\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/08\/IMG_4171_Original-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife-society\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/201\/2025\/08\/IMG_4171_Original-1568x1176.jpeg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Student officers for the Tarleton Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society (past and present officers) stand on stage at Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society 2025 Conference after receiving their award for 2025 Student Chapter of The Year Award. Pictured left to right: Hannah Atkinson, Ella Burns, Gaven Sanders, Brooklyn Higginbotham, Caden Crane, Chloe Delahoussaye, Liliana Navar, Gracie Triplett, Stephen Morris.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tarleton State University Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society is the college chapter of the State organization, The Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society (TCTWS), and the national organization, The Wildlife Society (TWS). TWS is an international, nonprofit, scientific, and educational organization comprised of nearly 9,600 members from 60 countries. TWS represents professionals and students dedicated to the sustainable management of wildlife resources and their habitats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fosters campus and community awareness of wildlife issues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Augments the educational opportunities for students in natural resource fields.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prepares members for careers in wildlife biology, conservation, and management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encourages professionalism and high standards of scholarship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offers opportunities for improved communication among local members, with other student chapters, and with our state chapter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide opportunities for members to gain field experience and develop an understanding of employers&#8217; objectives and needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Meetings are every other Tuesday from 6:00 pm \u2013 7:00 pm. Check TexanSync and our social media for meeting locations and dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Main Office<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/map.tarleton.edu\/map\/?id=302&amp;mrkIid=70990\">&nbsp;Box T-0050 Stephenville, Texas 76402<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:catherine.edwards@go.tarleton.edu\">&nbsp;Email Main Office<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links alignleft has-large-icon-size is-style-logos-only is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-social-links-is-layout-92fc3979 wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-facebook  wp-block-social-link\"><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" 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