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Utah State University (USU) stands alone in the state with a dedicated college for natural resource studies, offering one of the nation's rare wildlife biology programs focused on human-wildlife conflict management. Department faculty bring diverse wildlife biology specialties for students to explore, while earning recognition for obtaining research funding and publishing findings. The program emphasizes pressing natural resource challenges, including climate impacts, species conservation, sagebrush ecosystem restoration, and human-wildlife interactions. Situated in the Intermountain West's heart, USU provides unparalleled fieldwork across varied habitats, drawing top-tier scientists as professors. This enables students to collaborate with field-leading experts while receiving departmental support for research and conference participation, often with travel funding. Wildlife biology graduates consistently achieve strong employment outcomes.