NTRES 4280

Principles and Practices of Applied Wildlife Science

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2023-2024 Catalog.

Covers the theory and practice of solving wildlife-related, resource management issues. The integration of human dimensions inquiry and applied wildlife science are examined. Important aspects of contemporary wildlife management issues will be critically evaluated and discussed. Important policies, legislation, management actions, and case studies are highlighted. This course includes sessions with information and practices important for sustaining threatened or endangered wildlife populations, and also international aspects of wildlife management.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: NTRES 3100 or equivalent.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: juniors and seniors who have taken an upper-level ecology or management course.

Course Attribute (CU-SBY)

Outcomes

• Students will be able to read, synthesize, and critically review published literature in wildlife ecology, management, and human dimensions journals.
• Students will write, discuss, and knowledgeably present the key wildlife management aspects of contemporary environmental and sustainability issues.
• Students will be able to design experiments and field surveys based on scientific hypotheses.

When Offered Spring.

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