Fisheries and Wildlife

Do you have interest in the management, protection and enhancement of fisheries, wildlife and aquatic resources?  Are you interested in learning more about issues of conservation, sustainable use, ecosystem restoration, and protection of endangered species?

A Fisheries and Wildlife major prepares you for a career in studying fish populations in lakes and rivers; educating the public about our country’s national parks and forests; consulting on environmental issues with federal, state and private agencies; managing a fish hatchery; or directing activities in a zoo or aquarium.

Fisheries and Wildlife graduates typically work as fisheries and wildlife managers, naturalists, wildlife biologists and fisheries biologists, conservationists, ecological restoration specialists, applied ecologists, conservation officers, environmental consultants, lawyers and educators, zoo biologists, and naturalists.

Types of Employers
*U.S. Forest Service  
*Bureau of Land Management
*U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service   
*State and Federal Agencies
*Zoos and Aquariums
*Conservation Organizations
*Department of Natural Resources   
*Universities and Colleges
*Environmental Consulting Firms
*Parks and Nature Preserves
*Research and Testing Laboratories
*Non-Profit Organizations (Ducks Unlimited, the Nature Conservancy, National Wildlife Federation)

Professional Associations and Student Organizations
Society for Conservation Biology
American Fisheries Society
Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology Club
The Wildlife Society