Online Abstract Submission
73nd Annual Meeting
The Western Section of The Wildlife Society
February 2 - 6, 2026
Monterey, CA -- Hyatt Regency

  


We are soliciting abstracts for the in-person scientific technical sessions at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Western Section of The Wildlife Society.

There will be three different ways to participate in our 2026 scientific technical sessions:
  1. 20-minute Oral Presentation
  2. 5-minute Lighting Flash Oral Presentation (New in 2026!)
  3. Poster Session Presentation
Abstract content should be related to the technical session topics listed below, but additional topics may be entertained if sufficient presentations are submitted. The conference program committee will evaluate the submitted abstracts to determine the final concurrent session topics and technical session program. Oral presentations will be recorded and available online for six months.
  • Fill out the form below to submit your abstract for the 2026 Annual Meeting.
  • Submitting an abstract does not imply acceptance or a guarantee of a place in the program. Some submitted papers or posters will likely not be accepted because they may not be suited to the conference, encounter scheduling problems, or have other issues.
  • We will finalize our oral and poster presenter schedule by the 1st week of December and will notify all who have submitted abstracts of their status at that time. Decisions to accept or not accept papers or posters are solely the responsibility of the Program Committee.
  • The committee expects that your co-authors are aware of and have approved this abstract.
  • Oral and Poster Presenters are expected to pay the conference registration fee and cover their own travel expenses.
  • For more information check out the Western Section Annual Meeting website


Annual Meeting Plenary Theme Success: A Journey, Not a Destination
Instructions Fill in all fields indicated below and click on "Submit" to send your abstract.

Abstracts should not exceed 200 words, excluding title and author addresses.

Please refer to our Call for Papers document for an abstract example and complete details on oral and poster presentations at our 2026 Annual Meeting.
Deadline October 17th, 2025 11:59pm Pacific Time
Contact Please contact Candace Renger (projectmanager@tws-west.org), if you have questions or experience difficulties submitting your abstract.


Type of Presentation: Oral Presentation, 20 minute
Oral Presentation, 5-Minute Lightning Flash
Poster Presentation

Oral Presentation Session Choice: Please choose the session that you would like to participate in, and mark your 2nd, 3rd and 4th choices in case your preferred session is full or canceled.
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Note: Session titles may be added or changed at a later date based on papers received. If a group has the desire and sufficient participants to create a unique session please contact the program chair (Brock Ortega bortega@dudek.com).

Paper Title (160 chars max):

Student Presentation Awards Competition The Western Section of The Wildlife Society is pleased to offer cash awards to students who speak in an oral session or present a poster at the annual meeting. “Student” is defined as any individual, any age, who is currently enrolled or has received a degree within six months of the meeting date from any high school, accredited college, or university.

Students must indicate if they’d like to participate in this program when they submit their abstract. By participating in the competition, all students will receive positive remarks and constructive criticism from the judges (typically at least three). And, the top three scoring oral presenters and the top three scoring poster presenters will each receive a cash prize.

YES - Sign me up for the Student Presentation Awards Competition - I am an Undergraduate Student
YES - Sign me up for the Student Presentation Awards Competition - I am a Graduate Student
NO - I do not want to participate in the student competition

Author(s), Affiliation, Address, and Contact Information: Lead Author:
First Name:
Middle Initial:
Last Name:
Affiliation:
Address:
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State:
Zip Code:
Phone Number:
E-mail Address:

Speaker is different than Lead Author

Co-Authors (ex: Charles R. Darwin): Author 2:
Author 3:
Author 4:
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Abstract (200 words max):

Speaker Bio (100 words max):

Comments:
  • If you would like to present on a topic not listed in the drop-down list, or if your paper is intended to be placed in a special session, please choose "Other" and include proposed Session Names in the Comments box below.
  • Please list the names of any other presenters who you think you should be grouped within a session.