The Wildlife Society’s 30th Annual Conference will be held in Louisville, KY from November 5-9, 2023.
To those considering submitting an abstract, the call for proposals will be closing on March 10, 2023.
TWS’ Wildlife Disease Working Group is also planning to award funding for student travel. If you’re a student interested in participating in this year’s conference, please stay tuned for updates regarding submission guidelines to the WDWG!
The Colorado Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Awareness Committee will be hosting a virtual Racial Equity & Environmentalism Workshop on October 13, 2022 at 4PM Mountain Time. The workshop will be led by August Ball, Founder and CEO of Cream City Conservation & Consulting.
- Learn how environmental racism is
perpetuated, especially in conservation,
sustainability, and policy.
- Develop skills to have productive,
meaningful conversations to solve
complex issues of systemic racism.
- Challenge your own relationship with
race on many levels.
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The Reid Park Zoo in Tuscon, AZ will be hosting the 2022 Association of Zoo Veterinary Technicians (AZVT) Annual Conference from October 31 – November 4, 2022. Both in-person and virtual attendance options are available. For more details, visit their website.
The Student Committee for the 2022 International Wildlife Disease Association Conference is seeking mentors! If you are a wildlife professional planning to attend the conference in Madison next month, please consider participating to help students learn about the variety of wildlife careers that are out there. The student-mentor mixer is scheduled for Tuesday, July 26 from 5:30-6:30pm. For more details, click here.
From state wildlife management agencies and wildlife rehabilitation centers to academic institutions and non-profit organizations, there is no shortage of exciting career opportunities posted on our Career Page!
Applications are now being accepted for the 2023 Rocky Mountain Wildlife Veterinary Externship program! This program is open to 4th year veterinary students and will occur form August 28 – September 22, 2023; application deadline is October 2, 2022. See the brochure for more information.
The American College of Zoological Medicine’s Education Committee and Ad Hoc Wildlife Committee will sponsor an introductory workshop at the 70th International Wildlife Disease Association Conference in Madison, WI. This workshop is for veterinarians who may be interested in pursuing board certification in zoological medicine. Free-living wildlife population health is one of the areas of emphasis within ACZM and the workshop will focus on, and feature speakers from, this area. Information on ACZM, the training required to qualify for the examination, examination preparation and format, how to study and how to analyze articles for potential examination questions content will be included. Recognizing that there may be a number of misconceptions and/or some apprehension, there will be plenty of time for questions and discussion. This is a full day workshop with refreshment breaks and lunch included, and is approved for 6 CE credits.
More information can be found in the announcement.
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The 9th International Conference on Wildlife Fertility Control, hosted by the Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control, will take place from May 23 – 25, 2022 at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Registration for the conference is now open. Registration includes access to all conference organized sessions, oral and poster presentations, a welcome reception, and meals.
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Interested in attending the upcoming 70th Annual International Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association? See this flyer for more details or visit conferences.union.wisc.edu/wda2022.