Michigan State University

From Conflict to Community: The Role of Wild Game in Feeding America

Michigan State University’s Boone and Crockett Chair, Dr. Jerry Belant, champions sustainable use of hunted wildlife to address hunger and human-wildlife conflict.By PJ DelHomme For millions of Americ...

B&C Fellow - Alejandra Zubiria Perez

Michigan State University - Projected to Graduate 2025Project Title: Population dynamics of gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region in response to anthropogenic mortalityI born and raised in Mex...

B&C Fellow - Sarah Schooler

Michigan State UniversityProject Title: Quantifying individual and population-level responses of black bears to baiting in MichiganI'm a postdoctoral research scientist working with Michigan DNR to e...

B&C Fellow - Matt Nelson

Michigan State University - Ph.D. Fisheries and Wildlife - Projected to Graduate 2026 Project Title: Remote Cameras as a Tool for Estimating Wolf Abundance and White-Tailed Deer Winter Habitat Use in ...

B&C Fellow - Mark Bell

Michigan State University - Ecology, PhD (Earned 2022)I learned to love the outdoors and wildlife as I grew up hunting and fishing in Idaho. More than just learning to love spending time outdoors, I l...

B&C Fellow - Joseph Goergen

Michigan State University - Fisheries and WHdlire, MSc - Projected to Graduate 2024Project Title: Effects of Environment and Governance on Financial Sustainability of Communal Conservancies in Namibia...

B&C Fellow - Jamshid Parchizadeh

Michigan State University - Wildlife Conservation - PhD student - Projected to Graduate 2025 Project Title: Brown Bear Denning and Harvest on the Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska, USAI am an Iranian wildlif...

B&C Fellow - Jacob Hill

Michigan State University - Research ScientistI became interested in wildlife ecology when I took a college internship working with sea turtles in my home state of North Carolina. This led me to worki...

B&C Fellow - Hailey Boone

Michigan State University - Fisheries and Wildlife Management, PhD - Projected to Graduate 2024Project Title: Human Activity Mediates Mammal Local Space Use, Dial Activity, and Interspecies Spatial In...

B&C Fellow - David Mason

I'm a suburban kid from New Jersey who had little exposure to the wild world growing up. Once I discovered it, I fell in love and wanted to learn as much as possible. After spending time as an outdoor...