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Conservation of Wildlife Populations

Conservation of Wildlife Populations. WILD 470 Spring 2014. “ Administrivia ”. TA Book Syllabus Office hours: MWF 11:10-12 Computer Lab Stone 107, T 1:10-2. TA: Anne Schaefer. B.S & B.A: South Dakota State University Master’s student with Dr. Paul Lukacs. Research Interests.

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Conservation of Wildlife Populations

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  1. Conservation of Wildlife Populations WILD 470 Spring 2014

  2. “Administrivia” • TA • Book • Syllabus • Office hours: MWF 11:10-12 • Computer Lab • Stone 107, T 1:10-2

  3. TA: Anne Schaefer • B.S & B.A: South Dakota State University • Master’s student with Dr. Paul Lukacs

  4. Research Interests • Current research: Relationship between avian stress and environmental conditions experienced throughout year • Also interested in informing trend interpretation

  5. Study Species: Kittlitz’smurrelet

  6. Other interests…

  7. “Administrivia” • TA • Book • Syllabus • Office hours: MWF 11:10-12 • Computer Lab • Stone 107, T 1:10-2

  8. Writing assignment • Research proposal on a topic of your choice (relating to population ecology) • Read the syllabus! • There are important guidelines to follow

  9. First Assignment • Email me: james.nowak@mso.umt.edu • Your name • Species/systems you are interested in • What is your career goal? (1 sentence) • Due by start of class on Friday

  10. My Background • UM undergrad • Universite Laval • UM Postdoc

  11. Current Research • Large Cat Population Modeling

  12. Other Species

  13. Interests • Getting the most from limited data • Population estimation • Harvest estimation • But enough about me…

  14. Why are we here? • Threats to wildlife populations • Utilization of wildlife • Understanding population processes

  15. Threats • Human population growth / resource extraction • Overexploitation • Other species

  16. Threat - Humans

  17. Threats • Human population growth / resource extraction • Overexploitation • Other species

  18. Threat - Overexploitation

  19. Threat (?) - Overexploitation(?) • 2008 Montana Hunters Harvested • 1,441 Black Bears • 341 Mountain Lions • 23,916 Elk • 124,140 Deer • 300 Bighorn Sheep • 204 Mountain Goats • 418 Moose • 309,000 Upland Birds

  20. Goldilocks? Exploitation can be hard to spot….sometimes.

  21. Sometimes…Atlantic Cod Kenneth T. Frank, Brian Petrie, Jae S. Choi, William C. Leggett (2005). "Trophic cascades in a formerly cod-dominated ecosystem". Science308 (5728): 1621–1623.

  22. Threat - Other Species • House cats kill an estimated • 1.3-4.0 BILLION birds/year • 6.3-22.3 BILLION mammals/year

  23. Utilization • Consumptive • Harvest • Non-consumptive • Recreation • Ecological services

  24. Understanding population processes • What drives populations? • How can we change a population trajectory? • What does this tell us about ourselves?

  25. Extinction • Ultimate demise of a population • All species will go extinct eventually • So why do we care?

  26. What is a “population”? • Collection of individuals • Share common characteristics

  27. What is wildlife conservation?

  28. What is wildlife conservation? • What is wildlife management?

  29. What is wildlife conservation? • What is wildlife management? • Are they different?

  30. Course Structure • How do we measure populations? • How do populations operate? • How do we manage populations?

  31. Course Structure • How do we measure populations? • Study design, reliable inference, estimation • How do populations operate? • How do we manage populations?

  32. Course Structure • How do we measure populations? • Study design, reliable inference, estimation • How do populations operate? • Population models, predation, density dependence • How do we manage populations?

  33. Course Structure • How do we measure populations? • Study design, reliable inference, estimation • How do populations operate? • Population models, predation, density dependence • How do we manage populations? • Applying reliable knowledge to address conservation problems

  34. Why manage populations? • What is the role of science in wildlife management? • What should it be? • “Wildlife management is 95% people and 5% critters”

  35. If your taking 470 for graduate credit, see me after class. • If you have a schedule conflict with the lab, see me after class.

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