Wildlife & Fisheries Resources

Our Wildlife & Fisheries program area prepares graduate and undergraduate students in Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation and Management. 

Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation and Management is the study of wild animals, fish, and other organisms. It involves the study of their biology and the interrelationships with each other, with humans, and with the physical and biological environments that make up their habitats.

Wildlife and fisheries biologists try to understand the interactions of wild animals and their habitats to maintain healthy populations. Managers and biologists are concerned with maintaining species diversity, improving conditions for declining and endangered species, managing populations that are hunted or fished or provide other recreational opportunities, and coordinating other resource management activities to maintain environmental quality. Some professionals may be active in surveys of plants and animals, operation and management of refuges and hatcheries, monitoring and testing for pollution, design and conduct of research, habitat improvement, pest management, environmental education, or computer modeling. Nearly every position requires time for planning, data analysis, report preparation and oral presentations.