Course Overview
RENR 4220 continues building on the learnings from RENR 3220. This course will examine the identification, ecology, and distribution of carnivores, ungulates, and marine mammals. The course will examine how populations grow and contrast logistic growth and irruptive population growth. The course will teach methods for managing direct manipulation of wildlife populations through sustainable harvests of game species. Finally, students will learn how to design inventory protocols and analyze issues facing wildlife and their habitat with a holistic lens. Additional lectures will include an introduction to wildlife research and how to reduce bias in field surveys. Field study is used to support and extend lecture and lab material.
Prerequisite(s)
- 50% in RENR 3220
Credits
7.5
- Not offered this term
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe wildlife population growth types and analyze different management methods, including how people directly and indirectly interact with populations and 'pests'
- Develop ideas for successful conservation and stewardship of wildlife habitats, based on available literature and community perspectives
- Identify and describe the ecology of common wildlife species using morphology and life history, as well as by their sign.
- Continued from RENR 3220 - Choose and apply valid survey techniques for multiple wildlife species, including evaluation of risks and mitigation methods through an animal ethics lens.
- Continued from RENR 3220 - Demonstrate knowledge of the Resources Inventory Standards Committee (RISC) for selected wildlife species
- Design efficient and relevant monitoring programs for selected wildlife species with all aspects of ethics, handling, underlying physiology, habitat and life history incorporated.
Effective as of Winter 2024
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