Genetic Tools for Wildlife Management - Wildlife Professional Article

Genetic Tools for Wildlife Management

A NEW TWS WORKING GROUP FOCUSES ON MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

By Emily Latch, Rachel Crowhurst, Sara Oyler-McCance and Stacie J. Robinson

Granted interim status in November, 2013, The Wildlife Society’s (TWS) Molecular Ecology Working Group aims to promote scientific advancement by applying molecular techniques to wildlife ecology, management, and conservation. The working group—composed of scientists from diverse backgrounds—met for the first time in Pittsburgh at the TWS Annual Conference held in October. Our overarching goal is to enhance awareness of molecular ecology and genetic applications to wildlife biology and act as an informational and networking resource. During the group’s interim status, which runs for three years, we intend to focus on a broad scope of molecular ecology that is applicable to wildlife including genetic and genomic methods, conservation genetics, non-invasive genetic population monitoring, landscape genetics, evolutionary genetics, and molecular forensics.

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