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Wildlife Ecology and Management. Wildlife Ecology and Management. Biological considerations in the management of upland and wetland ecosystems Studies on particular wildlife species issues, with regard to numerous human demands Biodiversity protection Endangered species management
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Wildlife Ecology and Management • Biological considerations in the management of upland and wetland ecosystems • Studies on particular wildlife species issues, with regard to numerous human demands • Biodiversity protection • Endangered species management • Game species management • Wildlife damage / disease management
Faculty Dr Riley
Faculty Dr Lui
Faculty Dr Millenbah
Faculty Dr Tsao
Faculty Dr Roloff
Faculty Dr Maurer
Faculty Dr Scribner
Faculty Dr Kramer
Faculty Dr Campa
Faculty Ms Burroughs
Faculty Dr Harlin - Cognato
Faculty Dr Owen
Faculty Dr Steibel
Faculty Dr Winterstein
Faculty Dr Harding
Faculty Mr Schneider
Faculty Dr McConnell
Cross-appointments • Dr Harding – MSU Museum • Dr Scribner – Zoology • Dr Harlin-Cognato – Zoology • Dr Steibel – Animal Science • Dr Tsao - Large Animal Clinical Science • Dr Kramer – James Madison College
Examples of Courses • Biogeography • Wildlife nutrition • Conservation and genetics • Population analysis • Systems modeling • Ecology of wildlife disease
Examples of Research and Outreach • Threatened and endangered species
Examples of Research and Outreach • Ecological and economic effects of forest and wildlife management
Examples of Research and Outreach • Investigating the role of vertebrate hosts in spreading Lyme disease into southwestern Michigan
Examples of Research and Outreach • Evaluating wetland restoration efforts in Saginaw Bay
Study areas • In-State • PV of massasauga rattlesnake • Evaluating CREP lands and bird response • National • Prospects for black bear reintroduction, Texas • International • People-environment interactions, Woolong N.R., China • Rodenticide impacts on non-target wildlife, Mongolia • Conservation of puma in Southern Chile
Funding Sources and Collaborators • MI Department of Natural Resources • Wildlife • Fisheries • Natural Heritage Program
Funding Sources and Collaborators • MI Department of Natural Resources • Wide Range of Other Sources • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • NSF • Ducks Unlimited • Safari Club International
Funding Sources and Collaborators • MI Department of Natural Resources • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station