Terrestrial Wildlife Management (Honors)

Catalog description

Ecological characteristics and manipulation of terrestrial habitats; control of wildlife populations. This course provides an overview of ecological characteristics of terrestrial habitats and the influence of those characteristics on wildlife populations. Course goals include (1) acquisition of knowledge related to how wildlife (at the individual and population level) interact with and are influenced by changes in their environment, (2) application of management and survey techniques (emphasized in the laboratory component of course), (3) understanding the application of techniques and principles learned in this class and others to wildlife management scenarios at the local, state, federal, and international level, (4) acquisition of critical thinking, reading, writing, and research skills, and (5) collecting and organizing data and presenting it in a professional format.Writing, editing, and peer review are emphasized. The honors section of the course includes an in-depth exploration of a survey technique or method or additional field experience(s). The activities for the honors section vary by semester and are related to the interests of the students enrolled in the course. Previous activities have included additional bird banding opportunities, a trip to a local workshop on disease, and preliminary analysis of saw-whet owl banding data.