Wildlife Ecology and Conservation department

WILDLIFE ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION

The mission of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation is to foster education, expand knowledge, and reward scholarship, using multi-disciplinary approaches, for the purpose of understanding, managing, and conserving biological resources. The primary goal of our teaching, research, and extension programs is to develop and communicate the knowledge necessary for enhancing the conservation and management of wildlife and their habitats for the greatest aesthetic, ecological, economic, and recreational values.

wildlife forensics frontpage

The University of Florida’s ground-breaking online graduate program in Wildlife Forensic Sciences and Conservation offers students the opportunity to learn the latest wildlife crime investigation skills, conservation, ecological, and legal aspects of wildlife crime, and international and domestic wildlife issues.

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation department

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation department

WILDLIFE ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION

WEC Blog

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