This course emphasizes the use of ecological theory and principles as a guide for wildlife management strategies for game harvest, habitat and species at risk, the conservation of biodiversity, and a better understanding of predator-prey relationships. Lectures will cover areas such as the history of wildlife management, preservation versus conservation biology, population biology, risks of extinction, and the philosophy behind different management practices. In the seminars, students take part in group discussions on current topics and literature in the filed of wildlife management. Although this is not a course in field techniques students become exposed to useful methods such as biotelemetry, mark-recapture studies, immobilization, statistical analyses, and mathematical modelling.
Prerequisite: BIOL 300 and BIOL 303 for all students; BNRS students must have taken NRSC 300; B.Sc. students must have taken at least one of BIOL 225, BIOL 302, or BIOL 427
Corequisite: NRSC 325 for students in the BNRS program