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Department of Fish & Wildlife Conservation @ Virginia Tech Offering educational and research programs in Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Blacksburg, VA
Joined July 2015
Senior wildlife conservation major Leo Hoffman created living art that will be on display in the Perspective Galley in Squires through March 6. Hoffman crafted terrariums and vivariums into “Leo’s Love Letters to Nature.”
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Dory Raterman, a junior in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, was one of two CNRE students who attended the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Is there a giand salamander in Cheatham? For now and it will be in the Blacksburg Christmas Parade Friday thanks to a group of doctoral students who created an oversized salamander. Emma Hultin (left) and Mary Adebote worked on the creation Monday in the lab.
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RT @FralinLifeSci: In an article published in @NatureClimate, three @virginia_tech Center for Ecosystem Forecasting researchers were among…
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RT @bestinoblu: Just published: On the tracks of @WhiteSharks in the Mediterranean Sea @ExplorersClub @Discovery @a…
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RT @virginia_tech: Paul Winistorfer, dean of the #VirginiaTech College of Natural Resources and Environment, announced his retirement, effe…
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RT @vt_cnre: We knew Martin Kastner’s research on tree snakes in Guam was impressive. Now, the top-tier journal “Science” agrees, publishin…
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RT @marcellajkelly: My 2 favorite #Belize camera trapping photos. Honestly, the puma is way more scary! Then again - it is a baby jaguar. @…
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Abir Jain, a Ph.D. student in FWC, is conducting a community-wide study of seed dispersal of forest plants by animals. Studying under Haldre Rogers, Jain and others are marking species of fruiting plants to determine which animals are dispersing the seeds.
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The blue head chub, one of our favorite species within the waters of SWVa, has to deal with occasional flooding. Ph.D. student Thomas Bustamante, and undergraduate Evan Deall, are researching the fish and its nest building habits.
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FWC Associate Professor Haldre Rogers, along with doctoral student Martin Kastner and a team of researchers, are studying an invasive species of snake in Guam, examining the damage they cause to populations native to that environment.
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Katie Gorman, a post doc in FWC who earned her Ph.D here in 2022, was featured in a video produced by the National Park Service about her research of the endangered northern long-eared bats.
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RT @vtnews: North America's smallest falcon is becoming harder to find. Hokies are here to help. With the @nationalzoo & the Clifton Insti…
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RT @vt_cnre: Looking for an immersive cultural and unique educational experience set against the backdrop of one of Central America’s most…
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Join us in congratulating Professor Eric Hallerman, names as a professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Since joining Virginia Tech in 1989, Hallerman studies the population genetics of fish and wildlife populations.
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RT @marcellajkelly: Never too late for a #FridayFelid from #Belize from @whapavt camera traps! A terrifying #jaguar cub! @vt_fishwild https…
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Congrats to CNRE's advising team, who received the 2023 University Exemplary Department or Program Award for their creative solutions to support transfer students. Meet the team members at
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The Wildlife Society selected FWC’s Hope VanDerwater, a natural resources specialist as one of 10 people to be in the Leadership Institute Class of 2024. Participants benefit from engagement with TWS council and staff through networking, mentorship, and one-on-one interactions.
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RT @virginia_tech: Irving L. Peddrew III, the first Black student admitted to Virginia Tech and a historically white, four-year public inst…
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