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The Wildlife Society at EKU

This is the student-run page for EKU-TWS, a chapter of The Wildlife Society professional organization. Students, feel free to use this page!

04/04/2026

We will be having a clean-up event at Cardinal Lane, our newest natural area, on April 21st from 5-7pm. This event is open for students 😊🌎

03/23/2026

We had a great time in Gainesville for the SETWS conclave! Congrats to Raelyn for 1st place in Rifle, Ethan for 3rd place in research presentation, and Reese for 3rd place in trail camera photography. Thanks for hosting!

03/11/2026

Peent! American Woodcocks pass through Kentucky in the early spring as they migrate to their breeding grounds up north. Around dusk, they can be seen and heard on the trails of Taylor Fork, where they make their distinctive call as a part of a complex courtship display. Using spotlights and nets, we are able to capture these birds, collect morphometric data, and attach leg bands. Banding gives each bird a unique ID that when recovered or recaptured, allows us to learn about their movement patterns and long-term population trends. Thank you to EKU alum Dylan Abner for inviting our students to participate in this opportunity!

03/05/2026

Last month, our student chapter attended the annual Kentucky TWS meeting. We listened to lots of amazing presentations, networked with biologists from many different agencies, attended a wildlife necropsy workshop, did mock interviews, and played a lot of four square! Huge congratulations to our sponsor, Dr. David Brown, on winning the mid-career wildlife leadership award! He was awarded for his outstanding contributions and impact on conservation and management in the state of Kentucky across the last 20 years.

02/11/2026

We had a special guest attend our meeting virtually today. Tiffany, who works for Copperhead Environmental Consulting, taught us about bat work, the consulting world, and being an early-career biologist. Thank you for joining us Tiffany!

02/05/2026

Help support TWS by stopping by our Valentine’s bake sale next Wednesday, 11am-2pm in the science building atrium! Get a delicious treat and help provide opportunities for our students 💘🍪

01/26/2026

Summer job application season is here! If you are interested in finding a summer internship, or a graduating senior and looking for a job, stop by the outdoor agency internship and job fair on February 6th. There will be representatives from both government and non-government agencies, panel discussions with outdoor professionals, and mock interview opportunities.

01/19/2026

With the spring semester starting tomorrow, check out what our students got up to over the winter! Welcome back colonels ❄️

10/30/2025

Attention! 🐿️ KDFWR is hosting a mentor squirrel hunt with EKU on November 22nd at Mill Creek WMA. If you’re interested in hunting but don’t have the gear or the knowledge, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Big shout to Andy McQueen, a recent EKU alum and now KDFWR employee, for coming to talk to us about the hunt and his career! Sign up in the group me and we hope to see you there!

10/15/2025

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, we have to cancel our haunted trail event this year. Please spread the word to others you know who were interested in attending.

09/27/2025

Last month, 4 of our students attended the Kentucky Bat Blitz at Mammoth Cave National Park. Across 2 nights of netting and harp-trapping, our students helped capture around 200 bats of 10 species; including 5 endangered/proposed species! They also got to tour Great Onyx Cave, where they learned a lot of cool history and cave ecology facts. They got to learn from and network with biologists at tons of different agencies. Thank you to Kentucky Bat Working Group for hosting!

08/26/2025

Our picnic was a success! Thank you to everybody who attended and brought/cooked food. We saw lots of new faces and hope you guys will be at our next meeting!

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Richmond, KY
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http://people.eku.edu/frederickb/wild.htm

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