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

Insights get the right fish on the right plate

Published on December 15, 2022
From Nature Food, devising a way to track and measure how one of the world’s most-traded commodities moves from the water to the plate within a country.
Highways and hubs: Helping freshwater wildlife keep up with climate change

Published on December 15, 2022
MSU researchers examined how freshwater wildlife navigates waterways in the face of climate change and humans altering the landscape.
How an MSU alum is helping California navigate its water crisis

Published on December 13, 2022
Angela DePalma-Dow, a recent graduate of MSU with a master’s degree in Fisheries and Wildlife, is doing research on water quality in the face of wildfires and climate change.
Scholar renowned for shaping sustainability science named commencement speaker

Published on December 12, 2022
William Clark, a pioneer in sustainability science, with deep connections to MSU, to speak at commencement and receive honorary degree.
To achieve sustainability, laws get broken

Published on December 1, 2022
Scientists make a case that a guiding principle needs to make room for an alternative interpretation in the name of sustainability

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Featured In the News

To improve nutrition, track fish from water to plate

Published on December 16, 2022 by Futurity
Beyond global hunger: The food people need may not be the food they can get

Published on December 15, 2022 by Nature - Sustainability Community
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.