Mississippi State University Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society

Mississippi State University Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society The MSU Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society is a subsection of The Wildlife Society devoted to bringing together wildlife professionals at MSU.

The Wildlife Society is an international, nonprofit, scientific and educational organization comprised of professionals serving the resource management fields, especially wildlife management and natural resource conservation. Founded in 1937 and based in Bethesda, Maryland, The Wildlife Society has nearly 9,600 members from 60 countries. Principal objectives of The Wildlife Society are to:

-devel

op and promote responsible stewardship of the environment in general and wildlife specifically;
-take an active role in preventing, minimizing or mitigating human-induced environmental degradation;
-increase public awareness and appreciation of wildlife values;
-maintain the highest standards of professionalism in all activities;

The Wildlife Society's members are individuals dedicated to advance these objectives. They accept the responsibility of maintaining and enhancing wildlife as an integral part of the human environment. In addition to the national organization, chapters exist at the regional, state and local levels.

Hope your semester is off to a good start! Join us next Thursday for speaker Steve Brandon, a wildlife photographer, as ...
08/27/2026

Hope your semester is off to a good start! Join us next Thursday for speaker Steve Brandon, a wildlife photographer, as he takes us through his experience in the swamps of Okavango! This is gonna be a great one: Pizza at 6, Meeting at 6:30!

As we gear up for our first meeting of the semester, get to know our officers who make it happen! We are so excited to s...
08/20/2026

As we gear up for our first meeting of the semester, get to know our officers who make it happen! We are so excited to see all of y’all at tonight’s meeting!🌱🙌🦌
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Don’t forget: Quizbowl 5pm, Pizza 6pm, Meeting 6:30!

As we gear up for our first meeting of the semester, get to know our TWS officers that work very hard to make this semes...
08/20/2026

As we gear up for our first meeting of the semester, get to know our TWS officers that work very hard to make this semester great. We are so excited to see all of you tonight!! 🌱🙌🦌
Don’t forget: Quizbowl 5pm, Pizza 6pm, meeting 6:30!!!!

This week! Come learn from about native habitat restoration and outreach! 🌼🌱🌾
04/21/2026

This week! Come learn from about native habitat restoration and outreach! 🌼🌱🌾

Come out this Saturday for our annual Watershed Clean-up, followed by an Outdoor Mentorship social event at Blackjack Ca...
04/09/2026

Come out this Saturday for our annual Watershed Clean-up, followed by an Outdoor Mentorship social event at Blackjack Cabin! 🦆🐾🌳

Come join us this Thursday to celebrate our win at this year’s TWS Southeastern Student Conclave AND learn more about of...
04/07/2026

Come join us this Thursday to celebrate our win at this year’s TWS Southeastern Student Conclave AND learn more about officer elections for the fall! 🪩

We are so proud to announce that MS State’s Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society earned 1st Place Overall at the 2026...
03/25/2026

We are so proud to announce that MS State’s Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society earned 1st Place Overall at the 2026 Southeastern Student Conclave hosted by
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This win reflects the dedication, knowledge, and teamwork of our members across several wildlife disciplines, thanks to our incredible program and educators here at State.
As well as our overall win, we also had several students place in individual events! A huge congratulations to everyone and Hail State!
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1st place Overall!
1st place Team Competition
2nd place Quizbowl: Mike DeBona, Lily Behnam, Dakota Parish, Mayah Peterson, Jacob Upton
2nd place Research Poster Presentation: Lily Behnam
3rd place Obstacle Course: Drake Wray, AJ Reff, Lillian McDonald, Aidan Russell
2nd place Painting: Madison Villafone
3rd place Orienteering: Madison Villafone and Mayah Peterson
2nd place Archery: Andrew Houseknecht
2nd place Lab Practicum: Mike DeBona
3rd place Radio Telemetry: Jacob Upton
2nd place Canoeing: Austen Boselowitz and Grace Weisenberger
2nd place Frog Calling: AJ Reff

I hope everyone is excited for our meeting this week. We have the special treat of having The CEO of The Wildlife Societ...
03/25/2026

I hope everyone is excited for our meeting this week. We have the special treat of having The CEO of The Wildlife Society as our speaker for this meeting. We will also be offering information about officer elections! This will be a great opportunity to hear from someone who has done so much in our field!

This week we have another amazing speaker coming! Make sure to come out this Thursday to hear from Dr. Fowlds about rhin...
03/03/2026

This week we have another amazing speaker coming! Make sure to come out this Thursday to hear from Dr. Fowlds about rhino conservation and his profession in veterinary medicine! Can’t wait to see you there before we take two weeks off for Spring Break and Conclave. So make sure to get your fix of TWS before the break!

What a night for MSU TWS! 🦌Our first-ever Game Dinner was officially SOLD OUT with 100 attendees, bringing together an i...
03/02/2026

What a night for MSU TWS! 🦌

Our first-ever Game Dinner was officially SOLD OUT with 100 attendees, bringing together an incredible mix of wildlife professionals and students for an evening of networking, conversation, and delicious food.

From spicy bison chili to squirrel dumplings, the menu was a true celebration of conservation culture and wild game traditions.

A huge thank you to Dr. Davis for the support in making this event possible, and to all of our generous sponsors who helped bring the dinner to life. We’re so grateful for your investment in our chapter and our students!

Here’s to making this the first of many! 🌿🦃

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