BIO-430 Conservation Biology

Prerequisite: BIO-222
An overview of all modes of living natural resource management from the strictly utilitarian use of fisheries and wildlife, through endangered species conservation, the preservation of biodiversity, and adaptive management at the ecosystem level. The course also includes a review of U.S. environmental treaties, law, policy, and the environmental movementsince 1900. Two overnight field trips to view conservation biology in action. 4 credits.