<p>I would also second SUNY ESF. Also, if you are ever in the area, The Cornell Lab or Ornithology at Sapsucker Woods is definitely worth a visit. I counted it as one of the nice perks for our long haul upstate for college visits.</p>
<p>Cornell is wonderful for a birdwatcher, but the OP's son would need very high stats to get in. Judging from the kids who were accepted into CALS from my daughter's high school, Cornell took the top of the top. (We also enjoyed Sapsucker Woods on our trip there last year.)</p>
<p>I know-- I just meant it was worth a visit if they were in the area. It made me want to go back about 30 years and study harder! It is beautiful up there.</p>
<p>I second the suggestion for UW Stevens Point.</p>
<p>Or how about Northland College or one of the other Eco League colleges?
Northland</a> College: The Eco League</p>
<p>Northland is small, and right on Lake Superior.
PROGRAMS OF STUDY include, for example,
Biochemistry and Biology
Environmental Education
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Forestry
Geoscience and Water Science
Natural Resources
Sustainable Systems </p>
<p>Northland</a> College: Programs of Study Home
If he is considering Northland at all, there are some very nice (worthwhile) very inexpensive summer programs there, so he could spend a week at the college.</p>
<p>Also there is a very nice Raptor Center affiliated with the University of Minnesota, tied most closely to the vet school.</p>
<p>Programs</a> : University Catalogs</p>
<p>The Fisheries and Wildlife major may be of interest. The University of Minnesota is not a safety school, though, especially for out of state students.</p>
<p>some schools offering a major in wildlife management:</p>
<p>auburn
college of the atlantic
humboldt state (ca)
michigan state
prescott (az)
purdue
suny ESF
u. montana
u. alaska
u. arizona
u. delaware
u. georgia
u. idaho
u. maine
u. illinois-uc
u. maryland-cp
umass-amherst
michigan
u. new hampshire
uri
u. tennessee-knoxville
wisconsin</p>
<p>Penn State's Wildlife and Fisheries Science (W F S) is in the Agriculture and Natural Resources School. DD's friend is there and really likes it.</p>
<p>Schools aside, this ties into something I was discussing with a botanist friend recently. We were discussing my D wanting to change majors to geography, and she mentioned the concept of topophilia, the relationship of place, environment and world view. Where the environment, or wildlife is being studied might have a great deal of bearing on his future and the shaping of his world view. Desert vs eastern woodlands vs western mountains, etc. In a wildlife program, you'd gain an intimate knowledge of the school local. What natural environment is he most interested in? Wildlife skills may be portable, but that sense of place is less so.</p>