Founded in 1978, the Alabama Chapter of The Wildlife Society (ACTWS) is a professional organization that serves and represents wildlife professionals in all areas of wildlife conservation and resource management. It is dedicated to the scientific conservation of wildlife resources and to furthering the education of those involved with or interested in wildlife conservation. ACTWS promotes rigorous professional ethics for wildlife scientists and managers, facilitates the exchange of technical information, and works to influence legislation impacting wildlife resources.

Our goals include:

• Developing and maintaining professional standards for wildlife research and management.

• Enhancing the knowledge and technical capabilities of wildlife managers.

• Advancing professional stewardship of wildlife resources and their habitats.

• Advocating the use of sound biological information for wildlife policy decisions.

• Increasing public awareness and appreciation of the wildlife profession.

The Wildlife Society

The Wildlife Society (TWS), founded in 1937, is a professional international non-profit scientific and educational association dedicated to excellence in wildlife stewardship through science and education. ACTWS is one of 200+ TWS subunits found in the United States and has over 150 current members.

The Wildlife Society’s mission is to enhance the ability of wildlife professionals to conserve diversity, sustain productivity, and ensure responsible use of wildlife resources for the benefit of society.

The Wildlife Society encourages professional growth through certification, peer-reviewed publications, conferences, and working groups.

Society members are dedicated to the sustainable management of wildlife resources and their habitats. Ecology is the primary scientific discipline of the wildlife profession; therefore, the interests of the Society embrace the interactions of all organisms with their natural environments.

The Society recognizes that humans, as other organisms, have a total dependency upon the environment. It is the Society’s belief also that wildlife, in its myriad forms, is basic to the maintenance of a human culture that provides quality living.

For more information on TWS, visit wildlife.org.