Demonstrate how conservation biology and wildlife managements are applied when humans disturb natural ecosystems. Review wildlife management and conservation in the soutwestern United States and offer a comparison to efforts in other countries. Develop an appreciation of the importance of natural resources, and the potential roles for citizens in resource conservation. The course will meet three times a week for lectures, media presentations, and discussions. The lectures and presentations are designed to complement, not duplicate, reading assignments.
Students are responsible for information covered in both lectures and reading assignments.
There will also be one major writing assignment involving an analysis of an important wildlife conservation issue. A Sand County Almanac . New York, Oxford University Press. Primack, R.B. 1983. Essentials of Conservation Biology .