Todd A. Wildermuth

Todd A. Wildermuth directs the Environmental Law Program and is Policy Director of the Regulatory Environmental Law and Policy Clinic at the University of Washington School of Law. He received his PhD in natural resources and environmental sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2008. He teaches wildlife law, environmental law, and related subjects in the School of Law, and various courses to students in environmental studies and environmental sciences in the University of Washington College of the Environment.

#ForewordFriday: The Basics of Wildlife Law

By Erica Sánchez Vázquez / On October 18th, 2019

Wildlife is an important and cherished element of our natural heritage in the United States. But state and federal laws governing the ways we interact with wildlife can be complex to interpret and apply. Navigating this legal terrain is trickier than ever as habitat for wildlife shrinks, technology gives us new ways to seek out wildlife, and unwanted human-wildlife interactions occur more frequently, sometimes with alarming and tragic outcomes.