Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Alaska
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

The Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit was formed in 1991 by the merger of the Alaska Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit (est. 1950) and the Alaska Cooperative Fishery Research Unit (est. 1978). The Unit exists by cooperative agreement between the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Wildlife Management Institute.