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Major

Minor

Captive Wildlife Minor

Conservation Biology Minor

Courses

 


WILDLIFE ECOLOGY
(College of Natural Resources)
Timothy Ginnett, Coordinator

Room 342, Natural Resources Building
Phone: 715-346-4191
E-mail: tginnett@uwsp.edu or cnr@uwsp.edu
Web:  www.uwsp.edu/cnr/wildlife.htm

Faculty: E Anderson, D Caporale, S DuBay, D Ginnett, T Ginnett, I Girard, R Holsman, R Rosenfield, K Russell, E Wild, C Yahnke.

Definition: In the wildlife ecology major you will develop problem-solving and scientific skills and understand the social influences and ecological interactions that impact on wildlife management and conservation biology.

Academic Standards
To graduate with a major or minor in wildlife ecology you must have a 2.25 minimum cumulative grade point average.

Wildlife Ecology Major
 Consists of 130-147 credits.

  1. Wildlife core, 31 credits: NRES 150, 151, 250, 251, 490; Wildlife 311, 350, 353, 451, 458.

  2. Collateral courses, 33 credits:

  1. Biology 130, 160, 342, 281 or 370, 377 or 378.

  2. Math 355 or Forestry 321; Geography 279.

  3. Econ 210 or NRES 372.

  4. Three credits from NRES 440, 459, 473, 474, 480, 484, 495; Poli Sci 250, 304, 354; Wildlife 450.

  1. Summer Camp, 7 credits: Forestry 319, 320, NRES 405; Soils 359, 360, Water 380, Wildlife 340, or 8 credits of NRES 475.

  2. Complete ONE option below:

  1. Wildlife ecology: research and management
         1) Required, 13 credits: Biology 210, 305; Math 111; Wildlife 354.
    2) Three credits from Biology 361 or Water 387; Biology 374, 376 (or 377 or 378 if not taken previously).
    3) Chemistry 105 or 115; Physics 201 or 202.
    4) Three credits from English 254, 350, 351, 354, or 358.
    5) Three credits from NRES 301, 320, 368, Communication 280.

  2. Wildlife ecology: information and education (NOT for teacher certification.)
    1) Required, 13 credits: NRES 301, 320, 368, 4 cr of 369; Wildlife 372.
    2) Electives, 13-16 credits: Geography 101 or Geology 104; Chemistry 101 or 105; Math 111, or 112 and 118.
    3) Internship, Wildlife 381: 3-12 credits in wildlife education or interpretation with prior approval of coordinator. May substitute NRES 374 and 376 (7 credits) under special circumstances and with prior approval.

Wildlife Minor
 Consists of 20-21 credits:

  1. NRES 250, Wildlife 353, 354, 451, choice of Wildlife 458 or NRES 458.

  2. One course from Biology 377, 378, or Wildlife 372.

  3. One course from Wildlife 311, 350, 450; NRES 459.        

Captive Wildlife Minor
 Consists of 27 credits:

  1. Wildlife 321, 322, 355, 458 or NRES 458; Biology 281, 362.

  2. One credit from Wildlife 305; Biology 498, 386 (or Water 386) or 388 with captive wildlife topics and prior coord approval.

  3. Internship: 3 credits from Wildlife 381 involving captive wildlife with prior approval of internship coord.

  4. Six credits from Wildlife 372; NRES 320 or 368.

  5. To graduate with a minor in captive wildlife you must have a 2.25 minimum cumulative grade point average.

Conservation Biology Minor
Consists of 24-26 credits.

  1. Required core, 13 cr: Biology 305; NRES 324 or NRES 457; NRES 458 or Wildlife 458; NRES 459, 491

  2. Economics, policy, and planning, 6 cr:

  1. NRES 372 or Econ 342.

  2. One course from Poli Sci 304, 305, NRES 473, 474, 484, 495.

  1. Biological support, 5-7 cr:

  1. Plant taxonomy/ecology: one course from Biology 342, 355, Forestry 332.

  2. Animal taxonomy: one course from Biology 361, 367, 374, 376, 377, 378, Forestry 426, Water 387, Wilidlife 372.

  1. To graduate with a minor in conservation biology you must have a 2.25 minimum cumulative grade point average.

Courses in Wildlife
 I=offered first semester, II=offered second semester

WLDL 305/505. Selected Topics in Wildlife Ecology and Management. 1-3 cr. Selected concepts, practices, principles, issues in wildlife management. May repeat under different subtitles. Prereq: CNR or biology major or written cons instr. (I, II)

 

WLDL 311/511. Quantitative Methods for Wildlife and Fisheries Research and Management. 2 cr. Practical experience in formulating hypotheses, designing field studies, analyzing and interpreting data commonly collected in wildlife and fisheries research and management. Through examples and individually collected data sets, learn appropriate design, selection of quantitative methods, biological interpretation of results, field complications, and impacts of violations of assumptions. Prereq: Math 355 or Forestry 321; CNR major or written cons instr. (I, II)

 

WLDL 321. Principles of Captive Wildlife Management. 2 cr. Role of captive wildlife management in conservation, research, economics, recreation, and education; impact of confinement on behavior, nutrition and health; legislation relating to capture, transport, and housing of wild animals. Prereq: BIOL 160, CNR or biology major or written cons instr. (I)

 

WLDL 322. Techniques of Captive Wildlife Management. 2 cr. Design and administration of facilities; techniques for restraining and handling captive wildlife; sanitation and common diseases, parasites and other problems associated with confining wild animals. Prereq: 321, CNR or biology major or written cons instr. (II)

 

WLDL 340. Field Experience in Wildlife Management Techniques.
1 cr. Investigate ecological relationships and apply selected wildlife management techniques of habitat evaluation, capturing, marking, monitoring, and censusing animals for integrated resource management. Prereq: NRES 250, 2.00 GPA in major; CNR major or written cons instr. (SS)

 

WLDL 350/550. Wildlife Management Techniques. 3 cr. Techniques for managing wildlife populations: aging and sexing criteria, capture, handling and control methods, censusing, assessing food habits and quality, estimating home ranges, quantifying habitat relationships, modeling land use impacts, and conducting research studies. Prereq: 311, Summer Camp, English 254, 353, 354, or 358; CNR major or written cons instr. (I, II)

 

WLDL 353/553. Wildlife and Fish Population Dynamics. 3 cr. Mathematical, ecological, physiological, and behavioral characteristics of fish and wildlife population fluctuations. Use of models for characterizing fluctuations, and techniques for sampling, monitoring, and modeling survival, growth, reproduction, population size. May not earn credit in both Wildlife 353 and Water 353. Prereq: NRES 250; Biology 160, 305; Math 111, and 355. (I, II)

 

WLDL 354/554. Wildlife and Fish Populations Dynamics Methods.
1 cr. Demonstration of methods for modeling and dynamics of fish and wildlife populations, including abundance, survival, growth, and reproduction (recruitment). May not earn credit in both Wildlife 354 and Water 354. Prereq: NRES 250; Biology 160 and 305; Math 111 and 355. (I, II)

 

WLDL 355/555. Wildlife Diseases. 2 cr. Occurrence, importance, and ecologic impact of infectious, parasitic, and chemical diseases of wildlife. Prereq:Biology 160 or written cons instr. (II)

 

WLDL 356/556. Wildlife Disease Methods. 1 cr. Methodology used to identify and study wildlife diseases in the field and laboratory. Prereq: Con reg in 355/555 or written cons instr. (II)

 

WLDL 360/560. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 3 cr. Investigate physical, chemical and biological processes of wetlands, and how these processes relate to the maintenance and enhancement of our nation’s natural resources. Study wetland functions and values and wetland habitat classification systems. Prereq: NRES 150, 151, 250, 251 and Summer Camp, or cons instr. (II)

 

WLDL 372/572. Wildlife of North America. 3 cr. Identification, life history, economic and ecological importance of North American fish and wildlife that are the focus of wildlife management, game enforcement and environmental studies. Emphasis on species for environmental law enforcement and environmental education personnel. 2 hrs lec, 2 hrs lab per wk. Prereq: 151 and 250; Biology 160. (I, II)

 

WLDL 381/581. Internship in Wildlife. 1-12 cr. Supervised training program in wildlife, in cooperation with private or public resource agencies. 1 cr for 2-4 wks (40 hrs per wk) of work. Credits and/or addl requirements set before registration. May repeat once for 12 cr max. Prereq: Forestry 319, 320, Wildlife 340, Soils 359, 360, and Water 380; or NRES 475; 2.00 GPA in major; and/or cons intern director; CNR major or written cons instr. (I, II, SS)

 

WLDL 450/650. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 3 cr. Survey and evaluate research relating to human dimensions of wildlife/fisheries management; review values, satisfactions, and attitudes associated with consumptive and nonconsumptive uses of wildlife and fish. Prereq: CNR major or written cons instr. (II)

 

WLDL 451/651. Management of Wildlife Habitat. 4 cr. Principles and practices of habitat management for wildlife in North America. Prereq: Summer Camp, English 254, 353, 354, or 358; CNR major or written cons instr. (I, II)

 

WLDL 458/658. Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Biology. 3 cr. Apply basic principles of traditional ecology, landscape ecology, genetics, and behavior to management for biological diversity. Develop critical thinking skills to evaluate and synthesize information to solve wildlife-related natural resource issues of diversity and scarcity. Prereq: 451 or con reg, CNR or biology major or written cons instr. (I, II)

 

WLDL 459/659. Ecosystem Management and Restoration Ecology. 3 cr. Methods for managing and restoring ecosystems for biological diversity and sustainable use. Prereq: 458 or NRES 458. (II)

 

WLDL 493/693. Wildlife Field Seminar. 1-2 cr. 1 cr may be pass/fail. For 2 cr, complete comprehensive report on field experience. Prereq: Cons instr. (On demand)

 

WLDL 499. Special Work. Upperclass wildlife majors may arrange for independent study with consent of the assoc dean. Credit based on scope of project. Prereq: CNR major or written cons instr. (I, II)

 

WLDL 740. Wildlife Issues Investigations. 1 cr. Apply ecological principles and management techniques to study relationships between wildlife issues and land uses, culture, economic and political actions. Prereq: Biology 305 or equiv, and cons instr. Certified elementary and secondary teachers only.

(SS)

 

WLDL 742. Ecological Data Analysis. 3 cr. Principles and techniques for ecological data analysis, emphasizing model building and hypothesis testing. Study design and traditional statistical approaches. Also power analysis, resource selection functions, spatial statistics, time-series analysis, and population viability analysis. Prereq: Math 355 or Forestry 321 or written cons instr.

 

WLDL 752. Advanced Studies in Wildlife. 1-3 cr. Survey literature concerned with ecology and management of wildlife. (On demand)

 

WLDL 754. Behavioral Ecology. 3 cr.  Discussion of current theories of animal behavior relative to population dynamics, adaptation, and evolution of species. Prereq: 353/553 and Biology 305 or cons instr.

 

WLDL 758. Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology. 3 cr. Advanced topics in animal communities including species diversity, rarity, meta-populations, animal invasions, complex species interactions, and animals as regulators of ecosystem functioning. Emphasis on evaluating recent theories with empirical information. Prereq: 458/658 and Biology 305 or written cons instr.

 

WLDL 762. Quantitative Ecology. 3 cr. Principles of ecology illustrated by mathematical models. Includes stochastic models, time-series, nonlinear dynamics, demography, and life history theory. Prereq: 353/553.

 

Wildlife Latent Course:  Not offered recently. See full course description in indicated (xx-xx) catalog.

  • 320          Wildlife and Society: Contemp Issues, 1-3 cr, (95-97)

 

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