Natural Resource Biologists
General Biology
Because some jobs often require knowledge of both fish and wildlife biology, general biologists are often referred to as fish and wildlife biologists. Like our other biologists, they are engaged in a wide range of fish and wildlife management activities. A few specific examples of the work they do is to identify species in danger of becoming extinct ; work with private land owners to restore habitats important to a variety of plants and animals; prevent and repair the impacts of environmental contamination on fish, wildlife and their habitats; use computers to digitize wetland data ; and evaluate construction projects for their impacts to fish and wildlife, making recommendations to mitigate those impacts;
They also administer grants programs for State fish and wildlife agencies close to $91 million annually. This includes review of grant applications, award and field reviews to ensure that the money was used per the grant guidelines.
