Wildlife for All presented a symposium at the 2022 North American Congress of Conservation Biology in Reno, Nevada on July 18,2022. Panelists included Kevin Bixby, Wildlife for All; Michelle Lute, Project Coyote; Jeremy Bruskotter, The Ohio State University; and Don Molde, Nevada Wildlife Alliance.
This session discusses the imperative and challenge of transforming state wildlife management to align it with modern ecological knowledge and changing public attitudes. We explore the issues surrounding current state wildlife management and present specific examples of how current management works against biodiversity protection. We also provide information about current efforts to modernize state wildlife management.