November 2015

The first legal black bear hunt in Florida was held in October, the culmination of a long-term effort to restore the species in the state and to develop a scientifically credible management plan for the charismatic species. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) led a process that carefully evaluated the population status of black bears and integrated a long stakeholder engagement process before implementing the management plan. The process used serves as a valuable model for successful use of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation....

In the wildlife conservation community, there are a handful of tremendous scientists, managers and administrators that helped build the foundation of our profession. These icons have taken our country's wildlife resources from a time of depletion to abundance, have managed the growing challenges that come with that abundance while other species slowly dwindle, and are continuing to adapt as we face a nation that is farther and farther removed from our natural world. These men and women paved the way for all of us, and yet it is a much smaller group who have the ability to...

Colorado State University's (CSU) Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology will hold its annual Wildlife Management Short Course on the campus in Fort Collins, Colorado during the week of March 28 ? April 1, 2016. This popular course was developed for laypersons and agency personnel with non-wildlife training. A number of agencies have sent administrators, commissioners, planners, information and environmental education personnel, legislators, and other staff to this course to obtain a broad exposure to wildlife conservation and management issues. Non-profit conservation...