FW 104 - Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (GT-SC2)

This course focuses on essentials of wildlife ecology as a foundation for understanding issues related to the origins, management and conservation of biodiversity.

The course is well-suited for anyone interested in learning about the issues facing wildlife at a global or local level. Students will learn basic ecological, behavioral and evolutionary principles as they apply to wildlife ecology and conservation.

This course requires access to a computer with Firefox or Safari browser, Quicktime and a high speed connection due to streaming video lecture content.

This course is a required course for students in the FWCB major at Colorado State University, so students considering a transfer to Colorado State University to complete their degree here are encouraged to take advantage of this class.

This course has online exams that require a proctor. Online proctoring is available through ProctorU. For traditional site-based proctoring, a Proctor Agreement Form will be required.

This course meets the All-University Core Curriculum (AUCC) requirements for Biological/Physical Sciences (Category 3A) and is approved under gtPathways in the content area of Natural and Physical Sciences without Lab (GT-SC2).

Instructors

Thomas Seibert
(970) 491-0701
Thomas.Seibert@ColoState.EDU

Dr. Thomas Seibert is an advisor and lecturer with the Colorado State University Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology. He received a B.S. in Zoology, Colorado State University, 1975; an M.S. in Entomology, Oregon State University, 1978; and the Ph.D. in Biology (Interdisciplinary Program in Ecology), University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1990.