Our natural resources and environment are vital to our future. Faculty and staff in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife strive to meet the global challenges that threaten the sustainability of our ecosystems. We empower our students and our stakeholders with the knowledge needed to ensure our natural heritage and a high quality of life. We accomplish this through our renowned and distinguished education, research and outreach programs.
FW undergraduate, Andrew Wildbill, highlighted in University video on Diversity and Inclusion. Click here to view.
New Spotlight in! Click here to access a copy.
True Sustainability Needs an Ethical Revolution - an article by Dr. Michael Nelson and his colleague Dr. John Vucetich
Dr. Joan Rose one of five MSU faculty honored by national science association
MSU professors stress on the importance of stopping the invasion of Asian carp before it starts. Click here to learn more
Natural resources seminar lands top U.S. policy honchos, advocates. Click here to learn more
FW Club participates in Red Cedar River Cleanup. Click here to learn more
MSU FW Sport Fishing Club Wins College Bass Anglers Association Big Ten Championship. Click here to learn more.
Dr. Jean Tsao profiled in the State News. Click here to read more.
Dr. Kendra Cheruvelil named as 2009-2010 Lilly Fellow. Click here to see the complete list of awardees
Faculty conversation with Dr. Joan Rose. Click here to read and listen.
Researchers to probe whether Lyme disease will follow spread of ticks across U.S. - To learn more about Dr. Jean Tsao's work click here
The Sweet Smell of Spawning Success - FW Faculty Michael Wagner's Sea Lamprey research is highlighted.
ANR Communications - Chairperson Named for MSU Fisheries and Wildlife
Wilderness fills Great Lakes classroom; Environmental education at Isle Royale. Click here to learn more.
Congratulations Mike Jones, new CHAIR of Fisheries and Wildlife. To learn more click here...
MSU naturalist (Jim Harding) finds public more tolerant of critter encounters. Click here to learn more...
Michigan researchers seek greenhouse gas controls Scientists urge advocacy for environment. Read more about Dr. Nelson's work.
Lampreys are sucking the life out of Michigan's waterways. Read more.
Visit The Birding Life - Observations on birds, birding and descriptions of the natural history adventures of a birding biologist/naturalist by FW Alum Vincent Cavalieri.
Environmental Ethics Topic of Endowmed Lecture Series. Dr. Michael Nelson to speak on on "Wolf, Moose, Philosopher: Environmental Ethics and the Isle Royale Wolf-Moose Project" and "American Indian Environmental Ethics: Accessing, Assessing and Abstracting"
Pheromones in River Traps attract Sea Lampreys. Learn more about Dr. Weiming Li's 10-year research project.
FW alum in the news - Transmitters help researchers understand duck population decline.
Dr. Michael Nelson and Colleagues Investigate Bone Deformities Linked to Inbreeding in Wolves of Isle Royale. For more information, also click here
Fisheries biologist Jim Diana named new Michigan Sea Grant Director
Michigan DNR Biologist Al Stewart (MSU FW Alum) Awarded High Honor
Check out the fifth issue of Fisheries & Wildlife SPOTLIGHT magazine!
"Chemical successfully lures love-sick lampreys to traps" by Dr. Weiming Li.
"A decaying water system leaves the nation vulnerable" by Dr. Joan Rose.
Bruggeman awarded $1.8 million from Department of Defense for Landscape Equivalency Analysis (LEA) research on military lands in the U.S. Southeast. Read more...
Check out the results of the Graduate Student Organization Photo Contest by clicking here.
All seminars take place on Friday’s in Room 19 Natural Resources Building @ 3:30pm. Snacks and drinks will be provided!!!!
January 15: Frog Toad Survey - Lori Sargent (MDNR, Wildlife)
January 22: Thinking Visually about Your Research: Basics of Publication Design to Make Your Research Engaging and Relevant to a Non-Scientific Audience - Cheryl Pell (MSU School of Journalism) and Bret Muter (Fisheries and Wildlife, MSU)
January 29: Using Sea Eagles as Messengers of Environment Change - Bill Bowerman (USFW, Clemson University)
February 5: Conservation in Afghanistan - Kara Stevens (Fisheries and Wildlife, MSU)
February 12: Anthropogenic Impacts on Coevolutionary Relationships Between Lake Sturgeon and Aquatic Microbes - Terence Marsh (Micro. Molec. Genetics, MSU) and Kim Scribner (Fisheries and Wildlife, MSU)
February 19: No Seminar - FW GSO Symposium
February 26: Water Challenges-A Case Study: Turkey - Asli Aslan Yilmaz (Water Quality, Environmental, and MolecularMicrobiology Laboratory, Fisheries and Wildlife, MSU)
March 5: TBA
March 19: Animal Welfare and Recreational Fishing - Steven Cooke (Inst. Env. Sci. and Bio., Carleton Univ. Canada)
March 26: Gender and Perceptions of Risk Associated with Human-Wildlife Conflict in Nambia - Merideth Gore (Fisheries and Wildlife, MSU)
April 2: The role of birds in the maintenance and spread of zoonotic disease - Jen Owen (Fisheries and Wildlife, MSU)
April 9: TBA - Janice Siegford (Dept. Animal Sciences, MSU)
April 16: A Spartan Homecoming: Application of Landscape Genetics in an Adaptive Management Framework - Doug Bruggeman (Fisheries and Wildlife, MSU Visiting Prof.)
April 23: Tick Modeling - Graham Hickling (Dept. of For. Wild. and Fish, Univ. Tennessee)
April 30: Taking Sides: Human Dimensions of Wildlife Conflicts - Pete Butchko (USDA and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services)
Seminar Committee: Emily Johnston john2973@msu.edu Marc Verhougstraete verhoug3@msu.edu Shikha Singh singhsh6@msu.edu
