WELCOME to the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University. Our faculty, staff, and students 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

Get to know CANR Alumni Board president Brian Kernohan

Published on October 3, 2025
Drawing on his experience as a global sustainability leader, Kernohan is excited to lead the CANR Alumni Board as they embark on a strategic planning effort.
CANR Tailgate draws a record crowd

Published on September 19, 2025
College-wide event brought together nearly 800 CANR alumni, faculty, staff, donors and friends.
Innovative forest conservation program in Brazil yeilds environmental and agricultural benefits

Published on July 24, 2025
Brazil's Projeto Conexão Mata Atlântica, which gives landowners incentives to conserve and restore private forests and fields, is working.
MSU researcher leads innovative effort to protect lake whitefish using genetic markers

Published on June 9, 2025
Jared Homola, an assistant professor in the MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, is using advanced genetic modeling to help conserve Lake Michigan’s declining lake whitefish population and improve fishery management strategies.
Meet Michigan's shy and only venomous snake: The eastern massasauga rattlesnake

Published on May 8, 2025
Michigan’s snakes are friends, not foes!

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Featured In the News

Bird strategies connected to different climate challenges

Published on March 21, 2025 by The Wildlife Society
MSU research powers Michigan’s economy and future

Published on November 20, 2024 by WKAR
Biodiversity: Species are moving, scientists are perplexed

Published on November 9, 2024 by MediaPart (France)

Check out the live video feed of the peregrine falcon nesting box installed atop Spartan Stadium in 2022 by the MSU Fisheries and Wildlife Club.

Events

Oct 17

2025 Shoreline and Shallows Conference

October 17, 2025 8:30AM – 4:00PM MSU Kellogg Center, 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing
Oct 17

FW Seminar with Dr. Kurt Fausch

October 17, 2025 3:00PM – 4:00PM 100 Packaging Building, 448 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48824-1223
Nov 21

FW Seminar with Dr. Kyle Horton

November 21, 2025 3:00PM – 4:00PM 100 Packaging Building, 448 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48824-1223