Inside the April 2025 Edition

Tony Wasley delivers the Plenary Session at the 90th North American conference
President's Message

Foundational Elements of Wildlife Conservation: Toward a Broader Vision

Foundational Elements of Wildlife Conservation: Toward a Broader Vision was the title of the plenary at the recently held 90th annual North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in Louisville, KY. But what does that mean, a “foundational element,” and why now?? “Foundational elements” refer to the basis or groundwork on which something rests or is built according to Dictionary.com.
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A crack in a building foundation
North American Conference News

The Foundation of Conservation is Cracked – Now What?

A special session at the 2025 North American Conference critically examined the foundations of our modern institutions of wildlife conservation. The inclusion of a Fair Chase ethic in the Boone and Crockett Club’s founding constitution (1888), Theodore Roosevelt’s Conservation as a National Duty speech (1908), Leopold’s American Game Policy (1930), and Allen’s North American Wildlife Policy (1973) provide key insights into the wildlife conservation establishment we currently enjoy. 
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Graduate students at the Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are electrofishing on Deer Creek, Nebraska
USGS Cooperative Research Unit Corner

Cooperative Research Units Program Unveils Two Informative Fact Sheets

The Cooperative Research Units Program is excited to release two new fact sheets: “A Hawk’s View of 2024” and “10-Year Overview.” The fact sheets highlight our program’s success in training of the next generation of natural resource professionals, applied research, and technical assistance to resource managers. This mission demonstrates a strong return on investment, value to taxpayers, enduring partnerships, outreach to cooperators and the public, and results in thousands of accomplishments each year.

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