Welcome to The Canadian Section of The Wildlife Society!

 

The Canadian Section of The Wildlife Society (CSTWS) is a professional organization that was founded in 2007, which aims to foster excellence in wildlife stewardship through science and education in Canada. The CSTWS is legally incorporated under the Incorporations Act of Canada and received charitable (not-for-profit) status in 2020. For more details, please view our incorporation bylaws.

 


The role of the CSTWS is to inspire, empower, and enable wildlife professionals to have a positive impact on wildlife sustainability, through recognition as a trusted organization that promotes science-based management by an open and inclusive community of members.


 

 

Surprised Owl

Photo: Mark Bradley


| OUR VALUES

 

Sustainability:
CSTWS practices are founded on principles of sustainability for wildlife conservation and organizational management


Science-based:

CSTWS believes in ensuring a science-based approach to the management of wildlife and their habitats. Linking science to management is critically important to CSTWS.


Progressive:

CSTWS prides itself on being at the cutting edge of emerging science and management, thereby enabling CSTWS to play a leadership role in the evolution of public policy.


Committed:

CSTWS is persistent in pursuing proven concepts, policies and practices. CSTWS partners and collaborators have an implicit trust in CSTWS’s performance.


Collaborative:

CSTWS recognizes that a single interested party is rarely strong enough on its own to achieve all its objectives and that partnership and collaboration with others who share CSTWS interests are the keys to having an optimal impact.

 

 

 

 

Respectful:

CSTWS is respectful of historical and traditional knowledge and of a diversity of perspectives. It is respectful in its relationships believing that only by being respectful does an organization earn respect and trust.


Ethical:

CSTWS is ethically motivated in the manner in which it manages its own internal affairs and the way in which it manages its external relationships. CSTWS seeks to be a model of integrity both internally and externally.


Open and Transparent:

CSTWS is open and transparent about its intentions and its methods both internally and externally. CSTWS seeks and values the involvement of others with shared interests.


Optimistic:

CSTWS is an organization that believes that the best creative thought is generated from a place of optimism.


Non-partisan:

Irrespective of the political preferences or the vocations of its individual members, CSTWS exhibits a non-partisan approach in the conduct of its business and its relationships.


 

| Affiliation with The Wildlife Society

 

The Canadian Section of The Wildlife Society is affiliated with The Wildlife Society (TWS), which was founded in 1937, with a mission to "inspire, empower, and enable wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation.” The Wildlife Society enhances members’ opportunities through networking and learning, professional and career development, and provides numerous ways for members to get more involved in creating a better future for wildlife and their habitats.


TWS has nearly 10,000 members, which includes:

  • Scientists, managers, educators, technicians, planners, consultants and others who manage, conserve, and study wildlife populations and habitats.
  • Students who are pursuing degrees and experience that will enable them to become the next generation of wildlife professionals.
  • Supporters who help spread the word and take action on important wildlife and habitat issues.
  • TWS members are active across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, as well as internationally. 

The Society is comprised of four main levels

  • The International Wildlife Society
  • Sections (e.g. Canadian Section)
  • Chapters (e.g. Manitoba Chapter)
  • Student Chapters (e.g. the University of Winnipeg Student Chapter)

For more information, please visit https://wildlife.org/history-and-mission/

 

 

 

TWS Logo


 

| History of the Canadian Section

 

The Canadian Section of The Wildlife Society (CSTWS) was founded in 2007.  In March 2019, the CSTWS became incorporated under the Incorporations Act of Canada. Our membership is comprised of approximately 350 professionals, academics, students, and other individuals with an interest in wildlife biology, research, conservation, and management. Currently, we have 5 Provincial chapters and 11 Student chapters in Canada. To learn more about the history of The Canadian Section and it's ties to The Wildlife Society, please consult the following link.

 

 

Canada's Ties to The Wildlife Society by Merlin Shoesmith

 

 


 

Current and Previous Chapters

 

 

Region, Section, or Chapter

Region 1, 3, 4, 6

Region VII

University of Guelph Student Chapter

University of Regina Student Chapter

MacDonald College Student Chapter

Manitoba Provincial Chapter

University of New Brunswick Student Chapter

Acadia University Student Chapter

University of Western Ontario

TWS of Canada/ Société de la Faune du Canada

Alberta Provincial Chapter

Lethbridge Community College

University of Alberta Student Chapter

Lakehead University Student Chapter

Canadian Section of The Wildlife Society

University of Northern British Columbia Student Chapter

Université Laval Student Chapter

Ontario Provincial Chapter

British Columbia Provincial Chapter

Trent University Student Chapter

Saskatchewan Provincial Chapter

University of British Columbia (Okanagan) Student Chapter

University of British Columbia (Vancouver) Student Chapter

Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Chapter

University of Winnipeg Student Chapter

University of Victoria Student Chapter

Thompson Rivers University Student Chapter

Province 

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Ontario

Saskatchewan

Québec

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Nova Scotia

Ontario

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Alberta

Alberta

Alberta

Ontario

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British Columbia

Québec

Ontario

British Columbia

Ontario

Saskatchewan

British Columbia

British Columbia

Newfoundland and Labrador

Manitoba

British Columbia

British Columbia 

 

Years active 

1937 to 1945

1946 to 1965

1966 to 1989

1970 to 1991

1973 to 1991

1973 to CURRENT

1975 to 1991

1976 to 1980

1980 to 1987

1981 to 1987

1989 to CURRENT

1996 to CURRENT

2004 to CURRENT

2006 to CURRENT

2007 to CURRENT

2008 to CURRENT

2009 to CURRENT

2009 to CURRENT

2010 to CURRENT

2011 to CURRENT

2011 to CURRENT

2016 to CURRENT

2017 to CURRENT (Interim)

2017 to 2022

2018 to CURRENT

2019 to CURRENT (Interim)

2019 to CURRENT (Interim)


 

2024 - 2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Glynnis Hood BoD

 

President

Glynnis Hood

Kara MacAulay Board

 

Past-President

Kara MacAulay

Alex Beatty Board

 

Vice-President

Alex Beatty

Pete Hettinga Board

 

Treasurer

Peter Hettinga

 

 

Jonathan Weins Board

 

Secretary

Jonathan Wiens

Don Barnes Board

 

Member at Large

Don Barnes

Bill Harrower Board

 

Member at Large

Bill Harrower

Al Arsenault Board

 

Canadian Representative to TWS Council

Al Arsenault

 

Previous board and executive members

 

2007 to 2024


Ex Officio

Executive Director – Julia Sutton

 

To receive contact information for any of the current Board members, please email: [email protected]