Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

WELCOME to the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University. We strongly believe that natural resources and environment are vital to the future of humanity.

The faculty, staff and students in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife strive to meet the global challenges that threaten the sustainability of Earth’s ecosystems.

Through our renowned and distinguished education, research, and outreach programs, we empower students and stakeholders with the knowledge, skills and tools needed to safeguard our natural heritage and promote quality of life for all.

Who will make a difference for the rivers, the lakes, the land?

For the fish, the wildlife, the environment?

WE WILL!

News

Balancing biodiversity, climate change, food for a trifecta

Published on September 5, 2023
Sept. 5, 2023 - Scientists identify ways landowners in rural Brazil can find win-win situations, with biodiversity with farming.
Brazil's soybean trade still harbors Amazon deforestation

Published on July 13, 2023
Growing and trading soybeans, a burgeoning global commodity for both human food and animal feed, has enormous environmental impacts. Explored in Scientific Reports.
Center for PFAS Research positions MSU scientists as leaders in field

Published on July 12, 2023
Michigan State University researchers are partnering with colleagues across the state, country and worldwide to address PFAS contamination.
Tracking ships’ icy paths amidst climate change

Published on July 7, 2023
Understanding when and where ships are entering areas of Arctic sea ice between Russia and the U.S. can help better understand potential impacts of vessel traffic.
Supersized fruit eater database on climate change frontline

Published on June 19, 2023
A FW PhD student publishes about Frugivoria, an open-access database supersized to help protect biodiversity

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Featured In the News

Lessons in Global Sustainability Demands Found Where Smoke is Present

Published on June 13, 2023 by Samachar Central (India)
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon Largely Occurring on Private Lands, Study Finds

Published on April 17, 2023 by Yale Environment 360
To improve nutrition, track fish from water to plate

Published on December 16, 2022 by Futurity

Check out the above live video feed of a peregrine falcon nesting box installed atop Spartan Stadium in early 2022 by MSU Fisheries and Wildlife Club, an undergraduate organization of Fisheries and Wildlife students.