Webinar 1 - DEC Virtual Wildlife Management Informational Webinar Series

Webinar 1 - DEC Virtual Wildlife Management Informational Webinar Series

Small Game Research and Management

DEC Hosts Virtual Wildlife Management Informational Webinar Series

Four Webinars Held on Small Game, Furbearers, Waterfowl, and CWD Response

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is hosting four virtual webinars as part of a wildlife game management informational webinar series. Members of the public are invited to join all four webinars to learn more about statewide wildlife research, management programs, and hunting and trapping opportunities.

This webinar series is designed for everyone with an interest in hunting, trapping, and wildlife management—from new squirrel hunters just getting started, to experienced deer hunters, to those who are interested in wildlife and DEC’s conservation and research efforts.

Webinar Series Schedule

Each webinar will focus on specific topics relating to small game, furbearers, waterfowl, and Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) response as it relates to white-tailed deer. An agenda for each webinar is below. 

Webinar 1 – Small Game Research and Management, September 17

• Status of small game hunter participation and harvest
• The Pheasant Propagation Program and its role in recruiting, reactivating, and retaining the next generation of hunters
• Opportunities to get involved in community science programs
• Status of wild turkey in New York – Where we go from here?

Webinar 2 – Furbearer Research and Management, September 22

• Overview of New York’s furbearers, trapping participation, and harvest
• Fisher and bobcat research and population status
• Status of river otters
• SnapshotNY – What is it and how can you get involved?

Webinar 3 – Wetlands and Waterfowl Management, September 29

• Highlights of wetland management
• Expected impoundment fall water level status
• Research programs at the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, and the Tonawanda, Oak Orchard, Northern Montezuma, and Braddock Bay wildlife management areas
• Atlantic Flyway waterfowl populations

Webinar 4 – CWD Response and Surveillance, October 16

• History of CWD in New York - what it is and why it is bad for deer
• Herkimer 2024 incidence, response, follow-up
• Statewide surveillance
• CWD Prevention

This webinar series offers a unique opportunity to ask questions and hear from DEC wildlife biologists about the science and management strategies behind New York’s game management programs.

For questions or more information about the webinar series, contact DEC’s Bureau of Wildlife at [email protected] or 518-402-8883.