Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology Degree

May 7, 2025

NC State Wildlife Students Host Annual Wild Foods Supper

Contributed by Marley Kelly, President of the Leopold Wildlife Club On April 12th, the NC State student chapter of The Wildlife Society, aka Leopold Wildlife Club, hosted their annual Wild…

Apr 18, 2025

FWCB Students Explore the South Carolina Lowcountry

Contributed by Mason Randolph, FWCB undergraduate In late March, I traveled with 13 other students in Dr. Lara Pacifici’s Vertebrate Natural History (FW 373) course to the lowcountry of South…

Apr 15, 2025

NC State Wildlife Students Participate in 2025 Southeastern Wildlife Conclave

Contributed by Jennifer MacLellan, FWCB undergraduate student Early in the morning on March 27th, 18 students and 2 faculty co-advisors of the NC State Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society…

Apr 30, 2024

MANRRS 2024

By: Dr. Zakiya H. Leggett We were fortunate enough to take 4 high school students, 2 undergraduates (Dominic James and Andrea Casallas) and 2 graduate students (Summer Lauder and Darius…

Apr 18, 2024

Tropical Wildlife Ecology in Ecuador

By: Christopher Moorman Over spring break, 14 students, including 13 from Forestry and Environmental Resources, traveled to Ecuador for a 10-day trip to experience the country’s natural history and culture.…

Nov 17, 2022

2022 Joseph E. and Robin C. Hightower Award Winner, Emily Nastase

Emily is a Master’s student in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology.  Her thesis is focused on investigating the long-term decline of Henslow’s Sparrows (Centronyx henslowii) in North Carolina. The sparrow…

Sep 6, 2022

Roar of the Thunder Dragon: A Summer in Bhutan

During a seven week summer program, Matthew Fancisco was immersed in the rich culture and biodiversity of Bhutan.

May 11, 2022

Southeastern Wildlife Conclave

This past April, NC State’s Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society, also known as the Leopold Wildlife Club, joined 16 other student chapters at the Southeastern Wildlife Conclave. The event,…

Mar 11, 2021

Announcing 2021-2022 Doris Duke Scholars

We are excited to announce the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars for 2021-2022!   Amaya Horner – Parks and Recreation Tourism Management Samai Bhojwani – Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Hailey Schmidt – Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology…

Jan 15, 2021

Faculty Profile: Dr. Liz Kierepka

Dr. Liz Kierepka is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at North Carolina State University and a Research Biologist at the North Carolina Museum…