BIWFC PARTICIPATES IN PATHWAYS 2023

The Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control (BIWFC) participated in several ways in the 2023 Pathways Conference at Colorado State University in Fort Collins in June 2023. BIWFC hosted a symposium, “Human Dimensions of Fertility Control to Mitigate Human-Wildlife Conflicts,” with speakers, Jason Bruemmer, U.S. Department of Agriculture/APHIS Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Jason Delbourne, NC State College of Natural Resources, and Brian Folt, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The talks included: Wildlife Fertility Control: What’s Possible Versus What’s Practical (Bruemmer); Stakeholder Engagement for Genetic Biocontrol of Common Carp in the Great Lakes Region (Delborne); and Stakeholder Engagement for a Horse Population Management Tool (Folt). Their interesting and thought provoking presentations were followed by a lively and engaging Q&A session with the audience.  The symposium was moderated by Stephanie Boyles Griffin, BIWFC Advisory Committee Chair,  and Keith Carlisle, USDA/APHIS Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center.