Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Career Opportunities
WEC graduates are employed by private industry, local, state, and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and international conservation and development agencies. Others are self-employed as consultants or work with research institutions. Many WEC students continue their education with master's or doctoral degrees in wildlife ecology or related fields, and some enter professional programs such as Veterinary Medicine.
University Career Resource Centers
Federal Government Agencies
- US Fish & Wildlife Service
- US Geological Survey
- Bureau of Land Management
- Evnironmental Protection Agency
- National Park Service
- US Forest Service
- Natural Resource Conservation Service
- Peace Corps
- Smithsonian
State of Florida Agencies
- Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Florida Division of Forestry
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Professional Resources
- The Western Section of The Wildlife Society
- The Society for Conservation Biology
- Ecological Society of America
Private/Non-Governmental Organizations
- Conservation International
- Environmental Services INC (ESI)
- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
- National Wildlife Federation
- The Nature Conservancy (by region)
