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

Scientists scrutinize elements flowing through food trade

Published on May 8, 2023
A flood of nitrogen and phosphorus increase as global food trading steps up, with unknown environmental consequences. Explored in Nature Communications
CANR provides rankings on department, unit initiatives around DEI

Published on May 3, 2023
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will honor the 2023 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Badge Awards recipients at the CANR Faculty and Staff Reception on May 11.
MSU’s Belant to serve on National Wildlife Services Committee

Published on April 21, 2023
Jerrold Belant, professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at MSU, has accepted United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack’s invitation to serve on the National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee.
Kanefsky receives 2023 CANR Excellence in Research Performance and Support Award

Published on April 14, 2023
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife laboratory manager Jeannette Kanefsky, Ph.D., to receive 2023 CANR Excellence in Research Performance and Support Award.
Private lands stalling Brazil’s conservation efforts

Published on April 12, 2023
Private landowners in rural Brazil have been permitted to exempt their lands from conservation efforts. The results are reported in Nature Communications Earth & Environment.

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Featured In the News

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
Insights get the right fish on the right plate

Published on December 15, 2022 by Phys.Org

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.