DSC Mourns Loss of TPWD Conservationists in Helicopter Crash

(DALLAS, August 10, 2020) DSC is deeply saddened to learn of the helicopter crash at the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area (WMA) that took the lives of three Wildlife Division staff. The team working for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) was conducting aerial surveys for desert bighorn sheep. The victims include Wildlife Biologist Dewey […]

DSC's Jay Cox on Untamed Heritage Podcast

If you listen to the Untamed Heritage Podcast this week, you will hear from a familiar DSC voice! Director of Publications and Editor-in-Chief Jay Cox, PhD, talks with Larry Weishuhn on the importance of story-telling, what it’s like to be a writer and editor, and how YOU can get your story published in DSC’s publications. […]

Scientists Call for Shift in Global Food System, Not Wildlife Trade Ban

The coronavirus pandemic has brought new attention onto wildlife trade and markets. But, the concerns are not only that a wildlife market ban would be costly to both people and wildlife, but also that the true driver of the emergence of infectious diseases is being completely overlooked. A new study in World Development Journal recognizes […]

It's a Law: Big Announcements on Great American Outdoors Act

President Trump signs Great American Outdoors Act into law; Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced free entrance to national parks and public lands for August 5, 2020; and August 4th was designated as the “Great American Outdoors Day.” Read more from the National Park Service below.

Nominations Open: Capstick Award

The Peter Hathaway Capstick Hunting Heritage Award Committee has opened nominations until August 25. Each year the Capstick Award honors and recognizes an individual or organization whose achievements reveal a sustained and significant contribution to the conservation of wildlife and habitat.

Apply Today! Young Hunter Award

Do you know a DSC youth member who has been on two international hunts or four major North American hunts outside of their resident state? That youth might be eligible for the Colin Caruthers Young Hunter Award!