Junior Brent Hile and Dr. Peter Petokas

Four representatives from the Lycoming College Biology Department attended the Pennsylvania Chapter of the Wildlife Society annual meetings held March 22, in State College, Pa. Junior Brent Hile's presentation of "External Physical Characteristics and Health Condition of Eastern Hellbenders," was named the Best Undergraduate Research Presentation.

Hile's research was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Peter Petokas, a research associate in the College's Clean Water Institute. Joining Hile and Petokas at the meetings were Dr. Dave Broussard, assistant professor of biology, and sophomore Mitchell LeSage.

The Pennsylvania Chapter objectives are: (1) to develop and promote sound stewardship of wildlife resources and of the environments upon which wildlife and humans depend; (2) to undertake an active role in preventing human-induced
environmental degradation; (3) to increase awareness and appreciation of wildlife values; (4) to seek the highest standards in all activities of the wildlife profession, and (5) to serve the specialized needs of Pennsylvania in wildlife resource management.

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