The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife aspires to preeminence among academic programs in ecology, management, and conservation biology in terrestrial, aquatic, and marine ecosystems.

We are dedicated to the discovery and dissemination of knowledge in conservation of biodiversity, natural resource management, and the sustainable use of natural resources.

The faculty, staff, and students of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife value scholarship in all its forms - discovery, integration, application, and teaching. We value understanding for its own sake, for the betterment of people, and for the conservation of the natural world.