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Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program—2023 Year-in-Review

Circular 1545
Ecosystems Mission Area, Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program
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https://doi.org/10.3133/cir1545

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Introduction 

Established in 1935, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program is a unique cooperative partnership among State fish and wildlife agencies, host universities, the Wildlife Management Institute, USGS, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Designed to meet the scientific needs of natural resource management agencies and to produce trained wildlife management professionals, the program has grown from the original nine wildlife-only Units to a program that, as of 2024, includes 43 Units located on university campuses in 41 States.

Suggested Citation

Irwin, E.R., Murphy, C.E., Childs, D.E., Dennerline, D.E., and Mawdsley, J.R., 2025, Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program—2023 Year-in-Review: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1545, 123 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/cir1545.

ISSN: 2330-5703 (online)

Table of Contents

  • Special Appreciation
  • Acknowledgments
  • Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units
  • Message from the Chief
  • Special Products 2023
  • Budget
  • How the CRU Works
  • Productivity
  • Applied Research to Meet Cooperators’ Science Needs
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Tribal Engagement
  • Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program
  • Introductions are in Order—Fiscal Year 2023 and a Little Beyond
  • University and State Cooperators
  • Meet the Units—Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program Highlights by Unit
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program—2023 Year-in-Review
Series title Circular
Series number 1545
DOI 10.3133/cir1545
Publication Date May 22, 2025
Year Published 2025
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Office of the AD Ecosystems
Description vi, 123 p.
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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