Texas A&M Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management

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Stephen Webb, Ph.D., RWFM research assistant professor, was part of an international collaboration led by the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute and other leading institutions that found animals’ responses to landscape modification and human presence vary widely by species. Their work underscores the importance of nuanced approaches to wildlife management and conservation due to the complex combined effects of human presence and landscape modification on wildlife. https://nationalzoo.si.edu/news/when-human-movement-changes-different-animal-species-respond-their-own-ways

When Human Movement Changes, Different Animal Species Respond in Their Own Ways New research shows human presence and habitat modifications impact how animals behave in unexpected ways.

Texans will play a critical role in helping slow and prevent the spread of New World screwworm in wildlife should the pest cross the border. Familiarize yourself now with the symptoms to look for and the agency to contact for reporting cases in wildlife. 👇

The work of three RWFM faculty members has been recognized as one of the most viewed papers published by The Journal of Wildlife Management in 2024. Their work, “State of Traditional Ecological Knowledge, TEK, in the Wildlife Management Profession,” was published in the special issue: Indigenous Wildlife Management in North America and is available at https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jwmg.22579

Broadly, TEK generally describes the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the ecosystem of a particular geographic or culturally defined place. The publication provides an overview of TEK’s progressive incorporation into the academic and professional field of North American wildlife management from the standpoint of the first author, Ty Werdel, an Indigenous professional trained in a Western scientific paradigm. More specifically, the paper categorizes the history and the current state of TEK in the wildlife management profession while providing insights for the future of the field.