Ready to Turn Your Passion for Wildlife into a Purpose-Driven Career?
Purdue FNR Summer Practicum Herps Week
View Video TranscriptPurdue FNR Summer Practicum Herps Week
View Video TranscriptDriven to Conserve Wildlife and the Natural World?
Why Purdue Wildlife?
Turn your passion into impact. Gain the knowledge and field experience needed to conserve wildlife, manage habitats and address real-world environmental challenges.
Hands-On Training
Get out in the field. Build skills at the
Purdue Wildlife Area, Martell Forest
and at an immersive 4-week
Summer Practicum experience.
Professional Prepared
One Passion, Endless Possibilities. Explore wildlife conservation, research and management while building the skills to make a lasting impact.
One Passion, Endless Possibilities. Explore wildlife conservation, research and management while building the skills to make a lasting impact.
Careers with Purpose
Explore Diverse Wildlife Science Careers: Your Path to Conservation and Beyond at Purdue FNR!
- Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics share what role wildlife biologists have.
- Wildlife Technician, Environmental Science gives description for a wildlife technician.
- Wildlife Policy Analyst, Environmental Science has description for environmental policy analyst position.
- GIS Specialist, U.S. bureau of Labor Statistics shares publication titled "The geospatial distribution of employment: a new visual asset (pdf).
The Workforce is Waiting
- The Wildlife Society (TWS)
- Purdue Student - The Wildlife Society (TWS)
- Ducks Unlimited Chapter, Purdue
- Quality Deer Association, Purdue
- USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Indiana, the Indiana Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit is a partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Purdue University, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and the Wildlife Management Institute.
- Purdue Extension - Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR), find resources in our 500+ publications and videos. Students have the opportunity to help write, design and aid in production of videos.
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