Wildlife Conservation major

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<p>Are there any colleges with particularly great programs in "Wildlife Biology," "Conservation Biology," or whatever that college chooses to call it?</p>

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<p>Check out Minnesota and Wisconsin
Minnesota [Fisheries</a> and Wildlife : College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences : University of Minnesota](<a href=β€œhttp://www.cfans.umn.edu/UndergraduateStudents/CurrentStudents/MajorsandMinors/FW/index.htm]Fisheries”>http://www.cfans.umn.edu/UndergraduateStudents/CurrentStudents/MajorsandMinors/FW/index.htm)
Wisconsin [Undergraduate</a> Study - Wildlife Ecology Major | Forest and Wildlife Ecology](<a href=β€œhttp://forestandwildlifeecology.wisc.edu/undergraduate-study-wildlife-ecology-major]Undergraduate”>http://forestandwildlifeecology.wisc.edu/undergraduate-study-wildlife-ecology-major)</p>

<p>Some others:
Washington [Undergraduate</a> Students :: ESRM](<a href=β€œhttp://www.sefs.washington.edu/academicPrograms/undergrad/esrm/index.shtml]Undergraduate”>http://www.sefs.washington.edu/academicPrograms/undergrad/esrm/index.shtml)
Michigan State [Department</a> of Fisheries and Wildlife | Michigan State University](<a href=β€œhttp://www.fw.msu.edu/]Department”>http://www.fw.msu.edu/)
Montana [Wildlife</a> Biology - College of Forestry and Conservation - The University Of Montana](<a href=β€œhttp://www.cfc.umt.edu/wbio/]Wildlife”>Come Get Wild)
SUNY-Syracuse [SUNY-ESF:</a> SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry - 2011-2012 Catalog](<a href=β€œhttp://www.esf.edu/catalog/efb.htm#cb]SUNY-ESF:”>http://www.esf.edu/catalog/efb.htm#cb)
Georgia [University</a> of Georgia: School of Ecology](<a href=β€œhttp://www.ecology.uga.edu/degree.php?About_the_Undergraduate_Program-12/]University”>http://www.ecology.uga.edu/degree.php?About_the_Undergraduate_Program-12/)
Purdue <a href=β€œForestry & Natural Resources”>Forestry & Natural Resources;
Washington State [WSU</a> Department of Natural Resource Sciences - Undergraduate Studies - Wildlife Ecology](<a href=β€œhttp://nrs.wsu.edu/undergraduate/wildlifeecology.html]WSU”>http://nrs.wsu.edu/undergraduate/wildlifeecology.html)
Oregon State [UG</a> Landing Page](<a href=β€œhttp://fw.oregonstate.edu/Undergraduate%20Information]UG”>http://fw.oregonstate.edu/Undergraduate%20Information)
/index.htm
Idaho [Degree</a> in Wildlife Management-Wildlife Resources-University of Idaho](<a href=β€œhttp://www.uidaho.edu/cnr/fishwild/bswild]Degree”>http://www.uidaho.edu/cnr/fishwild/bswild)
Vermont [Undergraduate</a> Wildlife and Fisheries Biology Major | The Rubenstein School of Environment & Natural Resources](<a href=β€œhttp://www.uvm.edu/rsenr/undergraduate-wildlife-fisheries-biology-major]Undergraduate”>http://www.uvm.edu/rsenr/undergraduate-wildlife-fisheries-biology-major)
Colorado State [Fish</a>, Wildlife and Conservation Biology (FWCB) | Warner College of Natural Resources](<a href=β€œhttp://warnercnr.colostate.edu/departments/fwcb]Fish”>Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology - Warner College of Natural Resources)
Utah State [Wildland</a> Resources - cnr.usu.edu](<a href=β€œPage Not Found | Utah State University”>Wildland Resources | USU)
Virginia Tech [Fish</a> and Wildlife Conservation](<a href=β€œhttp://fishwild.vt.edu/]Fish”>http://fishwild.vt.edu/)</p>

<p>You’re correct that these programs go by different names at different schools. Keep in mind that many schools offer majors both in Wildlife Biology and in Conservation Biology.</p>

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<p>This is super helpful. Thanks.</p>

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<p>U Montana</p>

<p><a href=β€œWalking on the Wild Side of a Montana University - The New York Times”>Walking on the Wild Side of a Montana University - The New York Times;

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<p>No personal experience with either of these departments, but I would imagine they are good programs:</p>

<p>North Carolina State University: [Fisheries</a>, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology](<a href=β€œhttp://cnr.ncsu.edu/fer/fishwild/]Fisheries”>Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology | Forestry and Environmental Resources)</p>

<p>Texas A&M: [Department</a> of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences | The faculty, staff, and students of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences value scholarship in all its forms Β– discovery, integration, application, and teaching. We value understanding](<a href=β€œTexas A&M departments restructure - AgriLife Today”>http://wfsc.tamu.edu/)</p>

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<p>S1 graduated from NC State with a Natural Resources degree. Loved NCSU.
Here’s a link to the majors offered in the College of Natural Resources at NCSU.
Click on the β€œfuture students” tab on the left of the page</p>

<p><a href=β€œhttp://cnr.ncsu.edu/future/undergraduate_degrees.phpurces[/url]”>http://cnr.ncsu.edu/future/undergraduate_degrees.phpurces&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks for the links.</p>

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