West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
The West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (est. 1986) is a partnership among the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, West Virginia University, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Wildlife Management Institute.
The West Virginia Unit's research program is focused on environmental impacts at the species and ecosystem levels. Wildlife research projects focus on the effects of anthropogenic disturbances, particularly timber harvesting and energy extraction, on wildlife populations and their habitats. Fisheries research projects focus on contaminants, brook trout restoration and systematics and ecology of West Virginia fishes.
As part of our mission, Unit scientists teach graduate classes, mentor graduate students and conduct workshops for our cooperators. Students in the West Virginia Unit can pursue an M.S. or Ph.D. degree through the Division of Forestry and Natural Resources in the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences.
The West Virginia Unit scientists serve as advisors on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Striped Bass Tagging Committee, the Cerulean Warbler Technical Group and the Eastern Brooktrout Joint Venture.
The West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (est. 1986) is a partnership among the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, West Virginia University, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Wildlife Management Institute.
The West Virginia Unit's research program is focused on environmental impacts at the species and ecosystem levels. Wildlife research projects focus on the effects of anthropogenic disturbances, particularly timber harvesting and energy extraction, on wildlife populations and their habitats. Fisheries research projects focus on contaminants, brook trout restoration and systematics and ecology of West Virginia fishes.
As part of our mission, Unit scientists teach graduate classes, mentor graduate students and conduct workshops for our cooperators. Students in the West Virginia Unit can pursue an M.S. or Ph.D. degree through the Division of Forestry and Natural Resources in the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences.
The West Virginia Unit scientists serve as advisors on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Striped Bass Tagging Committee, the Cerulean Warbler Technical Group and the Eastern Brooktrout Joint Venture.