COOPERATIVE FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH
Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program—2022 Year in Review Circular 1505 <p> Cooperative Research Units Program <p> By: Elise Irwin, Donald E. Dennerline, J. Barry Grand, and Jonathan Mawdsley <p> https://doi.org/10.3133/cir1505 <p> <p> First posted February 27, 2023 <p> For additional information, contact: <p> Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program <p> https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/www1.usgs.gov <p> U.S. Geological Survey <p> 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 303 <p> Reston, VA 20192 <p> <p> Abstract <p> <p> Established in 1935, the CRU program is a unique cooperative partnership among State Fish and Wildlife agencies, host universities, Wildlife Management Institute, U.S. Geological Survey, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Designed to meet the scientific needs of natural resource management agencies and to produce trained wildlife management professionals, the program has grown from the original 9 wildlife-only units to a program that today includes 42 units located on university campuses in 40 States. <p>