Wildlife Club

                           
The Wildlife Club is an organization that brings together students who are interested in wildlife. The club recently became a student chapter of The Wildlife Society (TWS), which is the leading professional organization for wildlife biologists. Members have access to a large network of wildlife experts through TWS. This has been a very exciting milestone for the Wildlife Club. 
                                      
The club has historical ties to the Fisheries and Wildlife major, but it is open to students from all majors and backgrounds. The Wildlife Club meets on the second and fourth Wednesday evenings of each month. Guest speakers from various branches of the fish and wildlife conservation fields are invited to many meetings. Previous meetings have featured biologists, conservation officers, volunteers from Raptor Recovery Nebraska, researchers from the Lincoln Children's Zoo, Nebraska's State herpetologist Dennis Ferraro, and award-winning wildlife artist Cliff Hollestelle, among others. Some meetings involve field trips to such places as wildlife refuges, zoos, and research stations. Members are also given opportunities to participate in activities such as surveying fish populations using electrofishing methods, tracking animals using radio telemetry, and sampling deer to test for chronic wasting disease. 
                                            
The Wildlife Club also holds events and trips outside of the regular Wednesday meetings. Highlights include an annual fall canoe trip on the scenic Niobrara River and a spring break trip to the TWS Western Section Student Conclave. Conclave is a great opportunity to meet people employed in the wildlife field, as well as other students with a common interest in wildlife.
                                        
The Club is active in the community, promoting education about wildlife through programs such as Project Wild, Nebraska Hunter Education, and the National Wild Turkey Federation's Youth Day. Not only do members get the satisfaction of teaching others about conservations, they gain valuable eperience to put on their resumens. Every spring, the Wildlife Club wraps up the academic year with its awards banquet. This is a large event that draws in graduate and undergraduate students, alumni, faculty, local conservationists, and representatives from the city and state governments. Club members receive recognition for their efforts over the course of the year. 
                                             
For more information contact:
Colleen Zajac   330-651-2369   unlwildlifeclub@gmail.com