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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours d.b.a. This course will serve as a primer to students in the Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Program. Its purpose is to create the awareness that management of fisheries and wildlife resources is firmly steeped in the biological sciences. The basic science behind managing populations of birds, mammals, and fish will be explored (data collection, analyses, presentation). Furthermore, the student will be exposed to reality of the roles that communication, human dimensions, and policy play in fisheries and wildlife management. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab).
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours Spring Sem. This course provides an introduction to the principles involved in the maintenance of sustainable wildlife populations. The focus of the course is in two major areas: (1) the ecological and biological principles underlying wildlife conservation, such as habitat, population dynamics, and animal behavior, and (2) the role of humans in wildlife conservation, including both the effects of wildlife exploitation and the effects of various restoration and management practices. The major emphasis of the course is on, but not completely limited to, terrestrial vertebrate animals. (3 hours lecture).
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours d.b.a. This course introduces students to fish and wildlife policy and law enforcement. The course will focus on the development of fish and wildlife policy, legislative law, agency rule-making, relevant court decisions, and wildlife law enforcement issues and techniques. Additionally, the course will provide students insight into wildlife conservation law enforcement as a career choice.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours Fall Sem. This course introduces students to the biodiversity and natural history of vertebrates that live in North America. The focus will be on fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals with an emphasis on vertebrates that live in the eastern United States. Students will be able to identify vertebrates as well as demonstrate an understanding of vertebrate anatomy, physiology, behavior, reproduction, life history and ecology. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisites: Biology I and II (BIO 101, BIO 102).
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours Fall Sem. This course will address techniques used to reduce, maintain and increase wildlife population densities. Techniques that directly impact the organisms themselves as well as techniques that affect organisms through manipulation of habitat will be covered. The focus is primarily on mammals, but birds, amphibians, and reptiles will also be included to some extent. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab). Prerequisite: Biology I and II (BIO 101, BIO 102) and General Ecology (BIO 210) .
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours Fall Sem. This course provides laboratory and field experience in fish collection, identification, anatomy, and fishery monitoring and evaluation techniques including netting, electrofishing, and quantitative fishing analysis. Emphasis in lecture is placed on the theory, principles and practices of fisheries science and monitoring and evaluation techniques used in population dynamics studies and management of streams, ponds, and lakes. New York Department of Environmental Conservation practices of fisheries administration in the Adirondacks including the use of hatcheries and the use of rotenone will also be explored. This course provides essential knowledge for students interested in Natural Resources programs. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab). Prerequisites: Biology I or II (BIO 101, 102), or Introduction to Fisheries & Wildlife Management FWS 101 or equivalents.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours Spring Sem. This course provides a basic understanding of fisheries management principles. Emphasis in lecture is placed on the theory, principles and practices of fisheries science and management of streams, ponds and lakes. The course will cover fisheries assessments, population estimation techniques, age and growth studies, watershed evaluation, stream and lake improvement, fish life history features, and fish stocking and propagation. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation practices of fisheries administration and management in the Adirondacks an Federal Fish and Wildlife Services management of the Lake Champlain Basin will also be explored. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisites: Introduction to Fisheries & Wildlife Management FWS 101 or Biology I or II (BIO 101, BIO 102).
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours d.b.a The student obtains fisheries or wildlife research or management experience with an organization such as a governmental agency or private conservation/environmental group. A sponsoring supervisor in the organization provides a written work plan of the student's activities before the externship begins. The student identifies a faculty mentor at PSC to approve the work plan. The student must secure approval from his/her mentor and advisor prior to registering for the externship. During the externship the student keeps a log. Upon completion of the externship, the student submits a written report and an oral presentation. The student's supervisor suggests a grade to the faculty mentor who assigns a final pass/fail grade. See the Fisheries and Wildlife Externship Approval Form for more information. Credit hours will be determined based on the breadth and depth of the work experience. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisites: Biology I and II (BIO 101, BIO 102) and GPA of 2.0 or greater.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours Spring Sem. This advanced course deals with the principles that guide natural resource professionals in management of wildlife, including those used in management of game animals for harvest, in maintenance of and restoration of viable populations, and in ecosystem management. The historical and philosophical context for these approaches is emphasized. The course also deals with application of principles to actual problems in management and conservation. Applications are illustrated with the extensive use of case studies. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisites: Biology I and II (BIO 101, BIO 102) and General Ecology (BIO 210).
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours Spring Sem. Fisheries management is based on the use of scientific information, communication skills, and an understanding of human dimensions to manipulate aquatic populations, aquatic habitats, and humans to sustain or increase the benefits of fishery resources. In this class, students will become intimate with an understanding of the science foundation beneath fisheries management that can help humans make informed decisions. Students will 1) study the scientific approaches used to assess fish population and community dynamics, 2) review the components and managing limiting factors, and 3) learn the historic and contemporary roles of humans in traditional and emerging management approaches in fisheries protection, maintenance, and restoration. Class discussion of case histories will provide focal points for developing an understanding of the complexity of fisheries management. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisites: Biology I and II (BIO 101, BIO 102), and General Ecology (BIO 210).
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