Posted 1 Dec 2010 - 11:23 by Ronald O Crandall
New course: Introduction to Wildlife
Forest and Wildlife 375, lecture 2*
3 credits
Spring 2011
Meeting times: MWF 11:00-11:50
Location: Noland 132
Instructor: Jim Berkelman,
jberkelman@wisc.edu
Course description: This course is designed to provide students from all
majors with an introduction to basic principles and current issues in
wildlife conservation and management. The first part of the course will
cover terrestrial vertebrate diversity and history and trends in wildlife
conservation. Then students will learn about basic characteristics,
ecology, and management of wildlife populations and habitats. In the
middle part of the course we will discuss wildlife-human interactions
including human values and attitudes towards wildlife,
wildlife-associated recreation, and wildlife law and policy. The last
part of the course will be devoted to current issues in wildlife
conservation, focusing on those most relevant to Wisconsin.
Questions? Contact Jim Berkelman at
jberkelman@wisc.edu or
265-9757
*L&S has given F&W Ecol 375, lecture 2 biological science breadth
designation (B) and L&S credit (C) for the Spring 2011 term.
