Wildlife vehicle collisions are responsible for more than $10 billion in damage in the United States each year. They also kill or injure a massive number of wild species. Management tools such as overpasses, underpasses, and more help reduce these conflicts around the world.

In this episode of Our Wild Lives, Katie Perkins and Ed Arnett of The Wildlife Society are joined by TWS members, Patty Cramer, Founder of the Wildlife Connectivity Institute, and Renee Callahan, Executive Director at ARC Solutions, to learn more about the science of wildlife transportation ecology.

Cramer and Callahan discuss how data-driven designs, policy, and collaboration are removing the barriers for wildlife around the world.

Learn more:

Patty Cramer and the Wildlife Connectivity Institute: https://www.wildlifeconnectivity.org/

Renee Callahan and ARC Solutions: https://arc-solutions.org/

Wildlife Crossings Program: https://highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/wildlife-crossings

Zinke and Beyers Bipartisan Bill to Codify Successful Wildlife Crossing Program: https://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases/zinke-introduces-bipartisan-bill-codify-successful-wildlife-crossing-program

Advocate for Wildlife Crossings: https://youtu.be/D-1W7oRxg-I?si=PgjJJmcLpTsnR50U

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What started as an op-ed in The Wildlife Professional has turned into a society-wide, member-led initiative to illuminating and elevating (LGBTQIA+) wildlifers.

In this episode of “Our Wild Lives,” co-organizers of Out in the Field (OiTF), Silas Fischer and Adam Janke, join hosts Katie Perkins and Ed Arnett to discuss how OiTF is helping to make the wildlife profession more open, visible, and inclusive.

Fischer and Janke recount their personal experiences as wildlife professionals, unpack the mission behind this TWS member-led effort, and explore how allies can meaningfully support the work of OiTF.

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Out in The Field - https://wildlife.org/out-in-the-field/

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Original article starting the initiative, I am one of you

More about their socials and work in this article

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Cliff Bampton’s career in wildlife management traces the origin of the profession. From graduate school dropout to chief of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission's Division of Game, Bampton helped define modern wildlife management.

In this episode of “Our Wild Lives,” host Katie Perkins sits down with long-time TWS member, Cliff Bampton. The conversation spans from his early adulthood experiences trapping black bears (Ursus americanus) in the Adirondack Mountains to his decades of experience at the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and Ducks Unlimited.

Despite the challenges he faced, such as trouble in school, color blindness, office politics, and more, Bampton leaves a legacy rooted in hard work, compromise, and cooperation.

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