The UC Davis Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology lost a deeply valued colleague, friend, and mentor in Ronald E. Cole, Curator Emeritus, on July 12, 2025.
The Wildlife Society has award fellowships to 10 wildlife professionals for 2025. The Wildlife Society gives TWS Fellows Awards each year to individuals who have “distinguished themselves through exceptional service” to the profession and have been members of the Society for at least 10 years.
Living with wildlife is just something we do, whether we’re waiting for turkeys to cross the road at UC Davis or watching a coyote trot across a field at dawn.
But as people and the built world expand into natural habitats, wild and domestic animals — including humans — are increasingly sharing the same spaces, with mixed results. Interactions with large carnivores tend to conjure the strongest feelings, from awe and wonder to fear and anxiety.
