SDSU Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Club

02/07/2024

Happy Wildlife Wednesday!! This week we are spotlighting the Long Tailed Weasel!

Common Name: Long Tailed Weasel
Scientific Name: Mustela frenata
Fun Fact: These weasels hunt using a technique called the Weasel War Dance. This is a series of frantic, manic twists, turns, and jumps that confuse the prey and allow them to get close enough for the kill.

12/16/2023

Happy Friday everyone! Hopefully everyone survived finals week and has a great Christmas Break! This week’s Fisheries Friday spotlight fish is the Coho Salmon.

Common Name: Coho Salmon
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus kisutch
Fun Fact: Coho Salmon like to inhibit smaller rivers and tributaries along the Pacific Ocean that are too small for larger Pacific Salmon species. They exhibit a silvery color when in marine environments, but when they return to freshwater to spawn, adults are dark with reddish-maroon coloring.

11/30/2023

It’s WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY! Today we are spotlighting the Pronghorn Antelope!

Common Name: Pronghorn Antelope
Scientific Name: Antilocapra americana
Fun Fact: Pronghorn have the longest land migration in the continental United States. They are also the fastest land animal in the United States running at speeds close to 60 mph.

11/09/2023

Wildlife Wednesday!!! This is the Black Footed Ferret, an endangered species native to South Dakota.

Scientific name: Mustela nigripes
Fun Fact(not so fun fact): All Black Footed Ferrets are descendants of 7 individuals captured for a captive breeding program in the 1980’s.

10/19/2023

REMINDER!! We will be hosting our 71st annual Buffalo Banquet on October 27, 2023. Contact us through the club email to get yourself a ticket!

09/28/2023

It’s WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY! Today we are spotlighting the famous 13-lined ground squirrel!

Common Name: 13-lined Ground Squirrel
Scientific Name: Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
Fun Fact: Thirteen-lined ground squirrels can survive for up to 6 months in hibernation without food or water. They communicate with others though alarm calls and other noises.

09/17/2023

09/13/2023

It’s WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY!! Todays ‘Wildlife Wednesday’ spotlight animal is the Mourning Dove.

Common Name: Mourning Dove
Scientific Name: Zenaida macroura
Fun Fact: Mourning doves are unable to sweat, so in order to stay cool during hot weather, they will pant like a dog. This requires them to drink a large amount of water due to the high rate of moisture loss to evaporation.

09/07/2023

Stop by the Outdoor Campus in Brookings tonight from 5:30-7:30pm for open house kayaking!!

09/05/2023

Stop by the Outdoor Campus in Brookings tonight from 6-8pm for open house fishing!!

09/02/2023

On Thursday night (8/31) a few of our club members took part in a blue moon hike at Oakwood Lake State Park. Here are some pictures they got from the hike!

08/21/2023

!!!71st Annual Buffalo Banquet!!!
The Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Club will be hosting the 71st Annual Buffalo Banquet on October 27, 2023. This will be held at the Midway Camp in Brookings.
- doors will open at 6:00pm
- ticket prices are as follows: students $15 & adults $25
- we will only be selling 100 tickets!!! 🎟️