The Missouri Unit began in 1936 when the citizens of Missouri voted to amend the State’s constitution to create a politically independent Conservation Commission. The first official act of the Conservation Commission was to establish a Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit at the University of Missouri. Objectives were settled upon quickly and were “to conduct scientific research on the wildlife of Missouri” and “to educate students, both in technical phases of wildlife management and general aspects of wildlife conservation.”
The Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit is part of a nation-wide cooperative program, initiated in 1935, to promote research and graduate student training in the ecology and management of fish, wildlife and their habitats. The Alaska Unit, formed in 1991 by a merger of the Alaska Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit (est. 1950) and Alaska Cooperative Fishery Research Unit (est. 1978), exists by cooperative agreement among the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and the Wildlife Management Institute (WMI). At present, the Alaska Unit sponsors 44 projects and 30 graduate students...
The South Carolina Unit is one of 40 similar Cooperative Research Units located at land-grant universities throughout the United States. It is jointly sponsored by the Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Clemson University, and the Wildlife Management Institute. Research at the SC Unit focuses primarily on questions of importance to our cooperators that require high-quality data and analysis to address natural resource management issues. Areas of emphasis include ecology and conservation of both terrestrial and marine wildlife, reproductive energetics, conservation physiology, foraging ecology, population modeling...
Research of the Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit will continue to focus on applied fisheries-management problems and issues. Our studies are initiated in response to the needs of the Cooperators and other management agencies and are designed to provide information useful in directly improving management of aquatic resources. Technical areas of special emphasis include habitat associations and requirements of fishes, large-river fish assemblages, native aquatic community restoration, effects of exotic fishes on native species, and regulated-river and reservoir fisheries. Other topics are addressed as needed, in keeping with the Cooperative Research Program's mission to best meet the needs of the Cooperators...
The Cooperative Research Unit program was established in 1935 to enhance graduate education in fisheries and wildlife sciences and to facilitate research between natural resource agencies and universities on topics of mutual concern. Today, there are 40 Cooperative Research Units in 38 states. Each unit is a partnership among the U.S. Geological Survey, a State natural resource agency, a host university, and the Wildlife Management Institute. Staffed by U.S. Geological Federal personnel, Cooperative Research Units conduct research on renewable natural resource questions, participate in the education of graduate students, provide technical assistance and consultation on natural resource issues, and provide continuing...
On behalf of the staff, students, and technicians of the Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, we would like to welcome you to browse this web site and learn a little bit about the people and projects of our research program. Our program is committed to providing the best in graduate research and education in fisheries and natural resource management. Graduates of our program are employed nationwide in a variety of positions from fishery biologists to directors of research and management programs. As you explore these pages, please remember the hard work, dedication, and commitment of all faculty, students, and cooperators who have contributed to making this program an outstanding success, both those currently...
The North Carolina Unit is one of 40 similar Cooperative Research Units located at land-grant universities throughout the United States. It is jointly sponsored by the Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, NC State University, and the Wildlife Management Institute. Research at the North Carolina Unit aims to address questions in fisheries and wildlife conservation and management that are of interest to state and federal natural resource management agencies, conservation organizations, and private land owners. Areas of emphasis include conserving and managing rare and endangered fish and wildlife on public lands,...
The Cooperative Research Units were created to enhance graduate education in fisheries and wildlife sciences and to facilitate research among natural resource agencies and universities on topics of mutual concern. The Vermont Unit, one of 40 units nationwide, is a partnership among the U.S. Geological Survey, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, the University of Vermont, and the Wildlife Management Institute. Research at the Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit is problem-oriented and provides our Cooperators practical information needed to understand and manage fish and wildlife resources in Vermont. Areas of emphasis include sea-lamprey control, Atlantic salmon restoration, acoustical sampling,...
The Alabama Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit was established on the Auburn University campus in 1936. Among the first ten Units, it was established to conduct wildlife research and promote the education of wildlife professionals for the southeastern region, Alabama, Georgia, northern Florida and eastern Mississippi. The Alabama Cooperative Fisheries Unit was established at Auburn in 1966 with a similar role. The Units were combined in 1984 to form the Alabama Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. The Alabama Unit has identified four areas in which to concentrate its research efforts: 1) determining the effects of forest management practices on wildlife populations, 2) investigating the ecology and management...
The Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit performs research designed to address the needs of cooperators, bridging the gap between applied and basic wildlife science. Our studies provide new insights useful to management and conservation, based on understanding the ecological mechanisms that underlie habitat requirements and demography of individual and coexisting wildlife species. Research emphases within the Unit include ecology and management of carnivores, applied landscape ecology, management of large game, interactions between forest management and wildlife, environmental influences (predators, habitat, ungulates) on demography and diversity of birds, habitat requirements and community ecology of birds,...
Nevada will become the 39th state to create a Cooperative Research Unit. The Nevada Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit is a partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, University of Nevada, Nevada Department of Wildlife, and the Wildlife Management Institute. The Nevada Cooperative Research Unit will include three scientists employed through the USGS who will have adjunct faculty appointments to the University of Nevada, Reno. Based on the University campus, the program will focus on wildlife research, ecology, and management, and will promote collaboration among the participating partner organizations. In addition, the program will support a focus...
The Wyoming Unit is part of the U.S. Geological Survey's Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Program. Housed at the University of Wyoming’s Zoology and Physiology Department, we have a commitment to species and issues that are central to Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain West. We work closely with our state cooperator, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, often developing collaborative projects designed to provide useful information for state wildlife managers. We also work with other state and federal resource management agencies and with NGOs, and we see such collaborative relationships as fundamental to providing scientific information at the spatial and temporal scales at which ecosystems are managed....
The Cooperative Research Units were created to enhance graduate education in fisheries and wildlife sciences and to facilitate research among natural resource agencies and universities on topics of mutual concern. The Kansas Unit, one of 40 units nationwide, is partnership among the U.S. Geological Survey, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Kansas State University, and the Wildlife Management Institute. The mission of the Kansas Unit is to provide conduct of fish and wildlife research, graduate education, in- service training, technical assistance, public relations, and demonstration programs. Unit research contributes to understanding ecological systems within the Great Plains. Unit staff, collaborators,...
The Cooperative Research Units were created to enhance graduate education in fisheries and wildlife sciences and to facilitate research among natural resource agencies and universities on topics of mutual concern. The Colorado Unit combined Wildlife (established 1947) and Fish (established 1949) in 1984 as one of 40 units in 38 states nationwide (See Map). Colorado’s partnership is with the U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Colorado State University, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Wildlife Management Institute. Research at the Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit is focused on research that involves graduate education and technical assistance to our Cooperators to understand...
The Louisiana Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit is located in the LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources in Baton Rouge. The Unit Cooperators include U.S. Geological Survey, LSU AgCenter, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Wildlife Management Institute. The Unit is located in a state where wetlands are a significant part of the culture and economy. Much of the Unit research is focused on wetlands and wetland resources, such as, oysters, coastal fisheries, waterfowl, and other water birds. Large-scale wetland issues, rich wetland fish and wildlife resources, and an extensive network of wetland scientists at LSU and the surrounding areas provide an...
Native Americans were well established when Europeans of Spanish descent first settled the area nearly 500 years ago. Northern Europeans were last on the scene, arriving in the 1800s. Centuries of cohabitation have resulted in a unique mix of Hispanic, Native American, and Anglo culture, tradition, and resource values in the region. New Mexico, in addition to its cultural heritages, is unique in its ecological diversity. More than 300 vegetation community associations, more than 700 vertebrate taxa, and innumerable invertebrate and plant taxa have been described for this State in which elevations range from 855 – 4,010 m. These factors produce an ecologically challenging and exciting area of natural resources research...
The name "Nebraska" is based on an Oto Indian word Nebrathka meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state. Nebraska is home to the Sandhills and the Rainwater Basin, abundant fisheries and wildlife resources, and enthusiastic sportspersons. The diversity of landscapes and subsequent diverse fish-and-wildlife resources in Nebraska requires NECFWRU to champion a broad focus for graduate education, applied research, and technical assistance. The NECFWRU is committed to developing future natural-resource managers and researchers through graduate education, doing innovative and novel research that is interdisciplinary and cross-boundary in support of the North American Model of Wildlife...
The Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit is part of the National Cooperative Research Units Program that resides within the U.S. Geological Survey. Our state, regional and national cooperators include Texas Tech University, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, The Wildlife Management Institute, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey. The mission of our unit is to conduct and facilitate research, train graduate students, and provide technical service on natural resource issues of interest to cooperators and the public. Please visit through our web pages to learn more about us and what we do.
The Tennessee Unit is currently staffed by a Unit Leader, an Assistant Unit Leader, one research technician, and an administrative assistant. Normally, 5-10 MS and PhD graduate students are supported by a variety of funded research projects dealing with the study of fish and mussels. The Tennessee Unit has a very close working relationship on the campus of Tennessee Tech with the Biology Department and the Center for the Management, Protection, and Utilization of Water Resources (Water Center). The Water Center has state-of-the-art analytical and computer laboratories, plus support personnel that provide our students with opportunities to engage in a wide variety of environmental research.
