FOR 365 - WILDLIFE ASSESSMENT

College of Ag, Food and Environment

Credit(s): 2

An experiential learning opportunity designed to introduce students to basic concepts of forest wildlife management. Become familiar with common techniques to determine wildlife presence and relative abundance. Learn how forest management practices can directly and indirectly impact many wildlife species and their habitats in Kentucky. Understand how forestry and wildlife professionals manipulate forests to meet wildlife management and biodiversity conservation objectives at various spatial scales. Learn the direct and indirect impacts of some wildlife species on forest management.

Prereq: FOR 219, FOR 250, FOR 330, FOR 340, FOR 350, FOR 370, and PLS 366, or consent of the field semester coordinator.