The UTK Wildlife and Fisheries Society received the 2024 Student Chapter of the Year award at the 78th Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Annual Conference from Dec. 9-13…
Wildlife and Fisheries Society wins student chapter of the year award for the second year in a row
Professor Matt Gray featured in The Keeper magazine
The latest issue of The Keeper magazine features Professor Matt Gray and a project he is leading to investigate pathogen movement in the pet amphibian trade. “Fighting the Frog Fungus”…
Step Outside: Alum Mallory Cogburn
Alum Mallory Cogburn (’20) traveled to Belize in July 2024 to help Adam Willcox, SNR research associate professor, instruct students for the course WFS 425 Tropical Ecology, Conservation and Field…
UT students take part in first-ever dove hunt
Sixteen students with no prior hunting experience got the opportunity to participate in their first dove hunt in a safe and educational environment on September 8. The Wildlife and Fisheries…
UT students compete, place at 2024 The Wildlife Society Southeastern Student Wildlife Conclave
The UTK Wildlife and Fisheries Society placed fourth overall out of 20 schools in physical events at the Wildlife Conclave hosted by Murray State University from March 14-16. Eighteen students…
Graduate student wins Best Student Presentation at annual meeting
Lindsey Phillips received Best Student Presentation at the 2023 Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies annual meeting in Corpus Christi, TX in October. Her talk was titled, “Wild Turkey…
UTK Wildlife and Fisheries Society members, advisor win at TN Chapter of The Wildlife Society annual meeting
Students and their advisor shined at the Tennessee Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s annual meeting from March 6-8 at Paris Landing State Park. Jake Bones and Ellie Burken both won…
SNR faculty collaborate with TWRA, others on elk reproduction study
The UT School of Natural Resources worked with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF), and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to…
Wildlife and Fisheries Society wins Best Student Subunit Award
The Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society honored the UTK Wildlife and Fisheries Society with its Best Student Subunit Award at its annual meeting in Chattanooga from Jan. 31…
Retired SNR professor talks to Tennessean about black bears moving into Middle Tennessee
Emeritus Professor of Wildlife Science Michael Pelton spoke to the Tennessean about black bears expanding their range.
