Since its inception in 1935, the Wildlife Ecology Program at the University of Maine has developed a tradition of excellence in the graduate-level training of wildlife professionals. In recent years, our program also has broadened to be part of interdisciplinary programs in Conservation Biology and Ecology and Environmental Sciences at the University of Maine.  Our graduates work for a wide variety of agencies and organizations across the United States and in many other nations.  With 11 faculty and about 24 graduate students, the graduate program in Wildlife Ecology is large enough to create a stimulating environment, but small enough for students to receive individual attention. Close relationships with many federal and state agencies and private conservation organizations provide a substantial funding base and a network for collaborative research. The faculty also are joined in research and graduate student advising by several cooperating faculty and research associates.