Fisheries & Wildlife at Michigan State University

In Spartan Magazine, Dana MacCallumMhor (B.S. Fisheries & Wildlife, 2022) shares how a memorable electrofishing experience in FW 101 Lab during her first semester on campus helped define her path to becoming a marine biologist at SEA LIFE Michigan.
Read the full story here: https://spartan.msu.edu/spartan-story-hub/magazines/spring-2026/feature-sea-life-aquarium-alumni

Check out this story by Mid-Michigan Now on white-tailed deer tracking at Corey Marsh!

Michigan State University tracks white-tailed deer fawns for important research It's fawn season and researchers at Michigan State University are putting collars on fawns to track their movement, health, survival, and mortality causes. T...

MSU students, faculty, and community members gathered along the Red Cedar River on April 28 for a hands-on steelhead stocking event - read the full story here: https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/steelhead-stocking-connects-spartans-to-the-red-cedar-river

Karen Murchie, new Adjunct Associate Professor in our department, will receive the Buzz Besadny award for fostering Great Lakes Partnerships this week at the Great Lakes Fishery Commission’s annual meeting. Congratulations Karen!

MSU Researchers have received a U.S. National Science Foundation grant to build collaborative partnerships with watershed non-profit organizations, local community members and MSU. Led by FW Assistant Professor Emily Pomeranz, the organizing team also includes FW faculty members Alexa Warwick and Angela Burrow, FW graduate student Ben Eiler, and Michigan Sea Grant’s Erica Anculle.
Read more here: https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/msu-researchers-receive-148k-nsf-grant-to-create-wetlands-partnership-msg26-anculle26

Fieldwork in action! Our 2026 Fawn Capture Crew in Meridian Township, Michigan is studying how ticks interact with white-tailed deer and identifying effective approaches to tick control.

Spring is the peak season for baby wildlife. Now is a good time to learn what you should and shouldn’t do if you come across a young animal!

FW Professor Emeritus Mike Jones wins the Jack Christie/Ken Loftus Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions! He will receive his award during the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission next month. Congratulations Mike!