We bring speakers on wildlife issues to talk to our club and organize wildlife-centered field trips, provide career development, networking and skill building opportunities. Fall 2013 Activities:
1) Elk Rut (in Pennsylvania)
2) Bronx Zoo Trip with behind-the-scenes access
3) Hunter certification course at Arnot Forest
4) Visit a local big game hunter
5) Lab of Ornithology Tour
6) 5K
Future Spring 2014 Activities:
1) Syracuse Zoo Trip with behind-the-scenes access
2) Necropsy visit at Vet School
3) Field camera trapping
4) Orienteering
Some Past Events:
-Spring NYS Chapter Meeting at the Bronx Zoo
-Fi****ms Training & Certification Workshop at Arnot Forest
-Fall 2012 Field Conference with the NYS Chapter of The Wildlife Society (learned about animal capture techniques)
-Trip to the Cornell Wildlife Health Center
-Behind-the-scenes tour of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo (Syracuse Zoo)
-Camera trapping workshops (on campus and at the Arnot Forest)
-Wilderness Orienteering Workshop
Recent Speaker Topics:
bear, cheetah, tiger, sea turtle, golden swallow, cormorant, deer, coyote, feral swine, cougar, agriculture & biodiversity, mollusks, bats, whimbrels, wildlife journalism (speaker from The Conservationist magazine), reptile fungal diseases, Associate Wildlife Biologist certifciation planning workshop, talk with big game bow hunter, education/outreach, research, etc. Come join us on our adventures and learn about the animals we share our world with! Subscribe to the list-serv: wildlife-l
