WIS 3401 Wildlife Ecology and Management
This same course is being taught now (FALL 98) with a new number, WIS 4934. The web site for the current offering is: http:www.wec.ufl.edu/Academics/Courses/WIS4934/fall-98
The following is an e-mail message that I received.
"With the snow flying in Montana, the Montana Department of Livestock is
gearing up to start killing the Yellowstone Buffalo again
we need to get the word out to people about these sites
http://www.wildrockies.org/bison
http://www.wildrockies.org/Buffalo
thanks!"
3401 syllabus
Bird Lab
Herp Lab
Mammal Lab
August 25: Welcome/Introduction
August 27: History
September 3: Hunting & Trapping
September 8: Nongame & Endangered Species
September 10: Laws & Treaties
September 15: Values
September 17: Attitudes
September 22: Population Ecology (growth rates, sex ratios, mortality)
September 24: Population stuff (continued)
September 29: Review
October 1: Exam
October 6: Population Ecology (life tables, survivorship, population models)
October 8: Animal Behavior & Management (courtship, reproduction, imprinting, parental care)
October 13: Animal Behavior & Management (territorial, circadian rhythms, dispersal, migration)
October 15: Wolf Film
October 20: Food & Cover
October 22: Food & Cover (continued)
October 27: Communities & Ecosystems
October 29: Communities & Ecosystems (continued)
November 3: Review
November 5: Exam
November 10: Predation
November 12: Wildlife & Agriculture/Forestry
November 17: Wildlife & Agriculture/Forestry (continued)
November 19: Florida Forest Stewardship Program
November 24: Urban Wildlife
November 26: Open Discussion Session
December 1: Nuisance/Damaging Wildlife and Invasive Species
Joe's Christmas wish
December 3: Growth Management & Wildlife
December 8: Impacts of Wildlife Recreationists
December 10: Review
December 16: Final Exam