22nd International Wildlife Law Conference
Stetson University College of Law’s Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy will host the 22nd International Wildlife Law Conference (IWLC-22) on April 15, 2026, at its Gulfport, Florida campus. The conference will begin with a field excursion and welcome reception for speakers on April 14 and will conclude with the opening of the 30th Annual Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition, taking place April 16–18, 2026.
IWLC-22 invites legal scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and scientists to present their research on current topics in wildlife conservation. This year’s conference will focus on legal and policy dimensions of de-extinction, rewilding, and reintroduction.
Opening speaker: Alex Erwin, Associate Professor of Law (and wildlife biologist), University of Florida Levin College of Law
Foreman Biodiversity Lecture: Alta Charo, Professor Emerita of Law & Bioethics, University of Wisconsin, and head of bioethics for Colossal Laboratories & Bioscience
For information about previous conferences, view our conference archives.
Speakers
Jennifer Bass
Greenfire Law
Mariah Bowman
Johns Hopkins University
Professor Fabian Cardenas
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
More Speakers
Professor Alta Charo
University of Wisconsin
Robert Dolgos
Farmingdale State College
Patrick Duggan
U.S. DOJ – Environmental Crimes Section
Alex Erwin
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Melissa Guckenberger
Obbie Afri Gultom
Karoli Gaspar University, Budapest
Professor Marcel Jaspars
University of Aberdeen
Professor Jaclyn Lopez
Stetson Law
Dr Frank Muller-Karger
University of South Florida
Professor Erin Okuno
Stetson Law
Dr Aspasia Pastra
World Maritime University
Dr Veerle Platvoet
Max Planck Institute
Hon. Colin Schmitt
Haub School of Law / Yale School of the Environment
Dr Sophie Seeyave
CEO, POGO
Dr Monique Sosnowski
Farmingdale State College
Dr Natalia Subbotina
Ukrainian Catholic University
Sarah Crossman Sullivan
BE MASS – ESG & Global Sustainability
Jason Totoiu
Center for Biological Diversity