BIOL 4430 - Wildlife Techniques

(2 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours 3 Credit Hours)

Prerequisites: (BIOL 2107 Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 2107L Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 2108 Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 2108L Minimum Grade: C) or (BIOL 1107 Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 1107L Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 1108 Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 1108L Minimum Grade: C) and (CHEM 1211K or CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L )) and (CHEM 1212K or (CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L ))
This hands-on, field-based course introduces techniques used by managers and researchers when working with wildlife including birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. Major course topics cover wildlife classification and taxonomy map and compass navigation, animal capture and handling, sex and age determination, invasive and noninvasive marking, remote tracking, and habitat sampling.