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Dr. Jim Luken leading a fieldtrip to the Carolina Forest Wildlife Corridor. Wildlife feeding plot next to a den tree for the endangered red cockaded woodpecker. Managed wetland at Santee Coastal Reserve. Students at Santee Coastal Reserve.

484 syllabus--Revised 31 March 2020

584 syllabus--Revised 31 March 2020

Additional readings:

Leopold

Dunn

Optional: Rohlf

Thomas

Optional: Stork

Myers

optional: Brudvig; Tewksbury

Moyle

Hardin

Optional: Donlan

Paper review assignment

Lectures are below:

Exam 1:

Introduction

Ethics

Law

Exam 2: (starting with Law, Some key components)

Extinction

Biodiversity

Genetics

Exam 3: (starting with Genetics, Reducing ID slide)

Populations

Landscapes

Final Exam:

Aquatics

Economics

2004 Nobel Peace Prize Winner,Wangari Maathi, interview


Some lab resources:

484L syllabus--revised 27 March 2020

Long-term observations assignment

Several natural history resources

Stream biodiversity lab data

Some career information:

My guide to a few resources

A great blog post about how to prepare for a career in wildlife biology (and other conservation jobs)

Blog post of advice and excellent links on the application process for STEM graduate programs

Some clear advice about succeeding in graduate school (but not oriented just to conservation)

Advice for succeeding in interdisciplinary MS programs in environmental studies

Skills for non-academic conservation jobs

More non-academic career paths

Skills for the global conservation job market

Environmental consulting career advice and more advice

Ecological consulting career advice

Ecological careers at a non-governmental organization (NGO)

Ecological careers in the private sector

Ecological careers in federal facilities

Ecological careers in federal agencies

Ecological careers in state agencies

Ecological careers in ecotourism

Ecological careers in zoos and aquariums