The Wildlife Society Annual Conference
Wildlife biologists and natural-resource managers from agencies, universities and land-management firms.
- Dates
- Nov 1 to Nov 5, 2026
- Where
- Des Moines, IA
- Cost
- Ticket $640 to $940. 2026 rates: member professional $640 early, $690 regular; nonmember professional $840 early, $890 regular; onsite adds $50 (about $940).
- Type
- Conference · Paid ticket
- Organizer
- The Wildlife Society
- Audience level
- Early career, Mid career, Senior
- Suits
- Student or new grad
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Cheaper ways in: Member student $320-$370; new professional $360-$410; retired member $360-$410; nonmember student $420-$470; one-day $320-$420.
Speaking opportunities
Has sessions, ask how speakers are chosen
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Forestry, timber and land, Environmental and conservation
Roles: forester, land manager, conservation director
Levels: Early career, Mid career, Senior
The field it serves: Agriculture & Food Production
- Verified open jobs
- about 2,361
- Typical posted salary
- $115,000 a year (middle half $85,000 to $144,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 31% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- +0.3% in manufacturing, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 526 of the newest 2,361 verified open jobs.
Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 2,361 verified open jobs.
Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.
Full Agriculture & Food Production snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Employers at this conference
Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.
- Fin & Fur Films Speaking 2026
Read from the event’s own pages: wildlife.org.
Speakers and sessions
Named on the event’s own program. Titles and organizations are as the event lists them.
Speakers
Ben Masters
Wildlife Biologist & Filmmaker, Fin & Fur Films
Dr. Debby Ng
Wildlife Ecologist & Children's Book Author
Dr. Julia Galloway
Conservation Artist & Regents Professor
Read from the event’s own pages: wildlife.org
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in Des Moines, IA. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
Past and planned editions
- 2026: November 1, 2026 to November 5, 2026, Des Moines, IA
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